China Denies Espionage, Foreign Interference in New Zealand
China’s embassy called New Zealand’s spy agency report baseless and said the countries should deepen trust and cooperation.
- On Friday, the Chinese Embassy in Wellington rejected allegations that China conducts widespread espionage, dismissing the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service report as stemming from a "Cold War mentality."
- Released Thursday, the NZSIS Security Threat Environment 2026 assessment identified China as the sole nation currently pursuing espionage "at scale" in New Zealand.
- Beijing's spies are reportedly seeking to recruit citizens with state secret access, while the agency disrupted an attempt by the military-linked Purple Mountain Observatory to covertly install Ground Based Space Infrastructure .
- The embassy accused "anti-China forces" of orchestrating a wave of "attacks, slander and vilification," suggesting the report's timing was "no coincidence" and warning that serving as a pawn would backfire.
- China is New Zealand's largest trading partner, yet tensions persist following an official complaint regarding Foreign Minister Winston Peters, who allegedly told a Chinese-born lawmaker to "go back to your own country.
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China slams ‘groundless’ espionage claims by New Zealand spy agency
China’s embassy in Wellington condemned on Friday “groundless” claims by New Zealand’s spy agency that Beijing had stepped up espionage activities on its soil. An annual report by New Zealand’s Security Intelligence Service warned this week that China was conducting espionage against the country “at scale”. In response, a spokesperson for Beijing’s embassy in Wellington […]
China rejects New Zealand spy agency's 'groundless' espionage claims
Beijing accuses New Zealand's spy agency of smearing China after it warned that Chinese espionage was being conducted 'at scale' and detailed efforts to recruit insiders and establish covert space infrastructure.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Sook-hee = Regarding the New Zealand intelligence agency's designation of China as the only country conducting extensive espionage activities within the country, Chinese authorities...
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