China has been spying on New Zealand’s political leaders and passing information to the Chinese government.

China has been spying on New Zealand’s political leaders and passing information to the Chinese government. The allegations were made by National Party MP Jian Yang during a parliamentary debate on foreign interference in New Zealand politics. He said China was also trying to influence the country’s media, universities and tertiary institutions.

“We are seeing reports of politicians being monitored, of their phones being tapped, of reporters being followed,” Mr Yang said.

“The evidence is very clear that agents of foreign powers are active in New Zealand.”

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“We should not be naive about this,” Mr Yang said.