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INSANE: New zealand intelligence report accuses china of foreign interference | Rare Historical Photos

Flags of New Zealand and China.
New Zealand’s spy agency has accused China of ‘foreign interference’. Photograph: 3dmitry/Getty Images/iStockphoto

New Zealand’s intelligence service has accused China of foreign interference in its democracy, amid increasing tensions and geopolitical competition in the region.

In a declassified threat assessment report released on Friday, the country’s spy agency, NZSIS, said there were “foreign intelligence agencies who persistently and opportunistically conduct espionage operations against New Zealand”.

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