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by coldtea 3059 days ago
>Of course, after Snowden, it was revealed that they were spying on us the whole time, with the NZ government being an enthusiastic participant as one of the Five Eyes nations. They had actually tapped the (only) submarine internet cable running out of New Zealand.

Yep, it's mostly theater -- "oh, those pesky Chinese might spy", when they already give every bit out to others.