Cam Slater: When Are People Going to Realise the CCP Are Not Our Friends?

First Helen Clark, then John Key, prostrated themselves before the CCP and all the while these sneaky little scumbags have been undermining our democracy. I can’t wait to see the next op-ed from John Key telling us all that the Chinese are our best mates: it can’t be far off after the latest revelations in Stuff about illicit activities by the CCP in New Zealand.

Simon O'Connor: The cost of speaking up

Being named in a Hong Kong court case colours my view of the upcoming visit to New Zealand of the CCP Premier but provides a reminder of the regime he represents.

In the coming days, the Premier of China will be visiting New Zealand and Australia. This is significant although the role of Premier – nominally number two in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hierarchy – is not quite the import that some will make out. Much of the power is now deeply centralised in President Xi Jinping. Don’t get me wrong, it is still a positive sign in terms of our trading relationship to have Li Qiang here, but he holds little actual power as his predecessor found out.