New Zealand becomes first Five Eyes country to join China’s Belt and Road project
New Zealand breaks from Western Empire, becomes first Five Eyes country to join China’s Belt and Road project SOTT.net (reprinted from the Times), 17 September 2019 New Zealand has broken away from its western intelligence allies with an offer to support China’s contentious global infrastructure and investment project. The Belt and Road initiative involves Chinese state banks offering funds to develop transport schemes around the world to facilitate trade. Supporters present it as a development initiative but critics say it is primarily to…