NZ gives Beijing a nuanced kick in the shins

NZ gives Beijing a nuanced kick in the shins
GCSB director general Andrew Clark and deputy director general Lisa Fong. (Image: NZME)
Pattrick Smellie
In relationships between Western countries and China, there is a pecking order, and New Zealand knows its place – right at the bottom.So, Tuesday’s announcement by the Government Communications and Security Bureau (GCSB) calling out a Chinese government-sponsored infiltration of parliamentary IT systems in 2021 is a big deal.Having taken nearly three years to check the facts and plug any cyber gaps, the GCSB has divulged a serious incursion by an organisation dubbed APT40, which is linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security.Th...

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