New Zealand says it will set China policy, not Five Eyes


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Listen | Print By AFP 10 mins ago in World New Zealand said Monday it would not let the 'Five Eyes' intelligence alliance dictate its dealings with its largest trading partner China, in the latest distancing from the US-led group's approach to tensions with Beijing. Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta told the New Zealand China Council that the Five Eyes -- the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand -- should not stray from its scope of intelligence-sharing between member nations. "We are uncomfortable with expanding the remit of the Five Eyes relationship," she said. "We would much rather...