New Zealand PM says Pacific region less secure amid China’s rise

Chris Hipkins says Beijing exerting influence is major driver' of increasing competition in the Indo-Pacific

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New Zealand prime minister Chris Hipkins has said that the Pacific region is becoming more contested, less predictable, and less secure" as China becomes more assertive.

Hipkins said it was important that New Zealand continues to engage with China to listen and to build dialogue.