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The influence of Chinese money in the political system is currently being debated in New Zealand and Australia. A Chinese MP, Yang, who has a somewhat murky past relationship with a Chinese intelligence agency which he hid somehow ended up on foreign affairs, defence and trade parliamentary select committees.

In the last week lightly veiled comments have been made in parliament over where National Party funding came from, with the implication being that China was behind it. It’s early in the piece but there is plenty enough here to drag this out for ages.