🇺🇸 FBI has opened a standalone office in New Zealand's capital Wellington in part to improve the US and New Zealand's ability to counter China's presence in the Pacific region. “Some of the most important global issues of our times are the ones that New Zealand and America work https://t.co/l7AO8wSZ4m
#FMsays #Beijing voiced shock on Friday over the #FBI opening its first office in #NewZealand "to counter #China". "Cooperation between countries should not target a third party," FM spokesman Guo Jiakun said, warning that forming "small circles" for so-called "absolute security" https://t.co/q10V3okZhr
FBI opens first office in New Zealand ‘to counter China and cybercrime’ https://t.co/Q9ZaTaYD44 Kash Patel says the office will strengthen protection of the Five Eyes nations and that the US and New Zealand would work on ‘important global issues’.
The FBI has established its first standalone office in Wellington, New Zealand, as part of a strategic effort to strengthen its permanent presence across all Five Eyes intelligence alliance countries. FBI Director Kash Patel emphasized that the new office aims to enhance cooperation between the US and New Zealand on key global issues, including countering China's influence and addressing cybercrime in the Pacific region. The Chinese embassy in Wellington responded by expressing strong opposition to what it described as groundless assertions, warning against forming exclusive security alliances targeting third parties. Beijing's Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun criticized the move, stating that international cooperation should not be aimed at any specific country and condemned the creation of "small circles" for so-called "absolute security."