30 May 2021
“The issue has been forced on the Australian and New Zealand leaders by the fact that China's influence and interference in the region has grown. But there's clear differences between the Australian and New Zealand sides on the attitude to take towards China. New Zealand has been much less affected by Chinese pressure than Australia, and is therefore much more likely to call on Australia publicly to take a softer line towards China. But the view in Australia is that we cannot afford to do that, and the Australian government does not want a gap to appear between Australia and New Zealand because of Chinese pressure.”
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