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Adern to 'ask some questions' about claims academic targeted over Chinese influence work

Paul McBeth
Mon, 19 Feb 2018

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By Paul McBeth Feb. 19 (BusinessDesk) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will "ask some questions" about claims Canterbury University academic Anne-Marie Brady's research into China's international influence campaigns was linked to a series of break-ins.  Last year Brady published a study saying China had expanded its attempts to influence foreign nations under President Xi Jinping's leadership, and urged the New Zealand government to mitigate that threat. Since then, she has dealt with multiple break-ins at her home and office, which she ha...
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