Summary
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters criticized China for failing to provide adequate notice of recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea, which forced commercial flight diversions.
He called it a “failure” in their relationship and urged better communication.
Peters also raised concerns over China’s missile test near French Polynesia last September and Beijing’s growing influence in the Pacific, particularly its agreements with the Cook Islands.
He emphasized New Zealand’s need for transparency in regional security while also discussing trade and economic cooperation with China.
First the military drills in the Tasman Sea and now the cable cutting:
maybe there wasn’t really much of a ‘relationship’ to begin with. prc generally does whatever tf it wants.
