Annoying China

Winston Peters and Judith Collins have been very naive issuing a joint statement with their Australian counterparts criticising China (Weekend Herald, Feb 3).

They singled out the repression of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. This is a bit rich given the repression of the Aborigines by Australia and the repression of Native Indigenous tribes by America.

I also note the United States is supplying India with 170 Hellfire missiles and bombs to counter China’s influence in the Pacific.

It seems to me that they feel so confident in their position of global military dominance that they can literally do whatever they like with impunity. China has had a long-held desire for Taiwan to be reintegrated and this has been common knowledge for decades.

The US, UK and Australia are using the Taiwan situation to whip up unwarranted fervour against China. The Aukus deal does nothing to promote peace in the Pacific. More likely, it prepares the US for their next war. It seems they love war: Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan to name just a few.

The Chinese Embassy in Wellington issued a scathing rebuke of statements made by Peters, Collins and co.

They also suggested the strong relations NZ currently enjoys with China might not continue if our Government continues its foreign affairs pivot towards Australia and the United States. Let’s hope this current coalition Government doesn’t go down in history as the one who ruined our economy. Because if China gets really annoyed and refuses to import our milk powder this is exactly what will happen.

Glen Stanton, Mairangi Bay.