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Beijing calls out New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Andern and the US as the scurrilous elements in the South Pacific, and they are gaslighting China's efforts because no one trusts NATO or the US intentions.
Beijing was displeased by the accusation of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern laying blame for causing the region's militarization.
By coincidence, New Zealand is allied with the US and Australia, who have shown displeasure to the Solomon Islands for accepting a deal offered by China. The problem with the US and its allies is that it meddles in the affairs of free nations' decision to deal with Xi Jinping.
NATO Joins US Hegemony Over the Region
NATO discussed the "systemic challenges" posed by China for the first time in its new "Strategic Concept" document, which was disclosed on Wednesday, reported Sputnik News.
Oddly the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is out of bounds as it will collaborate with Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea; all were invited to NATO Summit as a first.
In response to what Andern said, the Chinese Embassy did not mince words and objected to being the cause of instability of tensions instead of the US.
The New Zealand PM spoke during a session while on the sidelines during the NATO Leaders' Summit in Madrid last Wednesday, noted Beehive. Criticizing how the People's Republic of China (PRC) is challenging the international rules and norms.
Raised the point that Beijing is doing anything it wants and standing for a rules-based order. Xi Jinping has argued about what rules are and why America flouts them. The Chinese embassy stated on Thursday that the remarks of the New Zealand prime minister are mistaken, cited Worldakam.
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China Tired of US Antics
The official Chinese spewed vitriol at the three countries that are no better than provocateurs in raising unrest in the region. What they accuse of raising tension is only cooperation, not militarizing, and it is clear that it's not China's fault.
Barbed remarks were for the US, Australia, and New Zealand, who are losing their hegemony in the region after the second world war but cannot accept they are getting rejected.
Australia and New Zealand are both treaty allies of the United States, as part of the trilateral ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, and the United States) Treaty and the Five Eyes (FVEY) intelligence alliance, which also includes Canada and the United Kingdom.
The AUKUS is another trilateral arrangement composed of the US, Australia, and the UK organized last September. Under the pact, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will have the technology to build advanced nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) to counter China.
President Xi Jinping sees these western nations, including the US, Australia, and EU, as wanting rule-based international order to stop Chinese clout from overwhelming them.
Militarization Not the Goal
China wants to help the Pacific Island Nations (PINs) to help develop them economically and cope with fighting climate change which is the main threat to the region.
The confrontational stance is not preferred; instead, it would have developmental partnerships with Australia and New Zealand to develop the Pacific nations.
Turmoil is caused by the US and allies who cannot accept other nations' reject their agendas, and now the AUKUS has started a nuclear threat.
Beijing contends that New Zealand Prime Minister Andern is pushing the US agenda, which is not good enough for Pacific nations anymore.
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