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February 9, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Chinese government has formally charged Australian journalist Cheng Lei with “illegally supplying state secrets overseas”, almost half a year after she was first detained, reports ABC News. Lei has been held since August last year under a form of detention that allows Chinese police to imprison and question a suspect ... <a title="China formally charges Australian journalist Cheng Lei – half year after being detained" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/09/china-formally-charges-australian-journalist-cheng-lei-half-year-after-being-detained/" aria-label="Read more about China formally charges Australian journalist Cheng Lei – half year after being detained">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2021
COMMENTARY: By Scott Waide in Lae Dear Prime Minister Marape Our government has to admit the fact that there is a glaring imbalance between Papua New Guinean and foreign ownership of businesses. We own very little in our country. The retail, wholesale and real estate in our towns and cities are controlled by Chinese interests. ... <a title="Scott Waide: Open letter to PM James Marape: Treat our people fairly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/02/scott-waide-open-letter-to-pm-james-marape-treat-our-people-fairly/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Waide: Open letter to PM James Marape: Treat our people fairly">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2020
Live at 12:05pm (NZ DST or 6pm US EST) Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will present A View from Afar to discuss: The US Electoral College Vote confirms Joe Biden as president-elect What does this mean for the South-Pacific? China + US are global powers operating in the SOPAC. But how does France fit ... <a title="LIVE: A View from Afar with Paul Buchanan + Selwyn Manning on a Biden-led USA in SOPAC" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/live-a-view-from-afar-with-paul-buchanan-selwyn-manning-on-a-biden-led-usa-in-sopac/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE: A View from Afar with Paul Buchanan + Selwyn Manning on a Biden-led USA in SOPAC">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Sheldon Chanel in Suva The uproar over the recent fisticuffs between Chinese and Taiwanese diplomats in Fiji may have subsided, with the Fijian police declaring the case closed, but the incident has left analysts in the Pacific concerned about what they called Beijing’s increasingly hostile tactics in the region. The altercation took place ... <a title="The Taiwan ‘prize’ and the US-China rivalry in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/the-taiwan-prize-and-the-us-china-rivalry-in-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about The Taiwan ‘prize’ and the US-China rivalry in the Pacific">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2020
PODCAST: Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning present A View from Afar. This week we discuss: How around the world, in international relations, we see examples of strategic hedging, miscalculation, escalation, reputation, and face-saving. Two of the most current examples of this are happening in the Middle East – after the killing of Iran’s leading ... <a title="PODCAST: Iran Assassination & China V Australia Examples of a Deterioration of International Relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/03/podcast-iran-assassination-china-v-australia-examples-of-a-deterioration-of-international-relations/" aria-label="Read more about PODCAST: Iran Assassination & China V Australia Examples of a Deterioration of International Relations">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2020
VIDEO: Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning present A View from Afar. This week we discuss: How around the world, in international relations, we see examples of strategic hedging, miscalculation, escalation, reputation, and face-saving. Two of the most current examples of this are happening in the Middle East – after the killing of Iran’s leading nuclear ... <a title="VIDEO: Paul G. Buchanan + Selwyn Manning Discuss: Iran & Australia Targets of a Deterioration of International Relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/03/live-video-paul-g-buchanan-selwyn-manning-discuss-iran-australia-targets-of-a-deterioration-of-international-relations/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Paul G. Buchanan + Selwyn Manning Discuss: Iran & Australia Targets of a Deterioration of International Relations">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2020
RNZ News Genome sequencing has showed the Air New Zealand crew member who tested positive for covid-19 in China is not linked to known cases in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health says. In a statement, the ministry reported one new case of the coronavirus in managed isolation today. The person arrived on November 14 ... <a title="Air NZ covid case not linked to New Zealand genomes – one new case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/26/air-nz-covid-case-not-linked-to-new-zealand-genomes-one-new-case/" aria-label="Read more about Air NZ covid case not linked to New Zealand genomes – one new case">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2020
PODCAST: Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning present A View from Afar. This week we discuss: How nations that have a long history of trading with China, are becoming intolerant to the People’s Republic’s covert influence operations. Specifically: * Why is China pursuing this 21st century-style of covert spying on its supposed trade-allies? * How ... <a title="PODCAST: China’s Influence Operations in the Asia-Pacific – Paul Buchanan & Selwyn Manning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/26/video-chinas-influence-operations-in-the-asia-pacific-paul-buchanan-selwyn-manning/" aria-label="Read more about PODCAST: China’s Influence Operations in the Asia-Pacific – Paul Buchanan & Selwyn Manning">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2020
VIDEO: Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning present A View from Afar. This week we discuss: How nations that have a long history of trading with China, are becoming intolerant to the People’s Republic’s covert influence operations. Specifically: * Why is China pursuing this 21st century-style of covert spying on its supposed trade-allies? * How ... <a title="VIDEO: China’s Influence Operations – Paul Buchanan & Selwyn Manning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/26/live-video-chinas-influence-operations-paul-buchanan-selwyn-manning/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: China’s Influence Operations – Paul Buchanan & Selwyn Manning">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2020
VIDEO: Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will go LIVE at 1pm (NZDST) , that’s 7pm (US EST) to present A View from Afar. Topics to discuss this week include how security/defence and trade deals don’t always go hand in hand. Specifically: * On Security, China is alone in the Western Pacific as the USA, ... <a title="VIDEO: Indo-Pacific Security and the RCEP Trade Pact – Paul Buchanan & Selwyn Manning discuss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/scheduled-live-video-a-view-from-afar-with-paul-buchanan-selwyn-manning-insecurity-trade-deals-in-the-western-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Indo-Pacific Security and the RCEP Trade Pact – Paul Buchanan & Selwyn Manning discuss">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2020
By RNZ News The meat industry is waiting with bated breath to find out if there is any truth that New Zealand meat is linked to a coolstore in China where covid-19 has been found on packaging. Reuters has reported the virus was found on beef and tripe products in a storage facility containing shipments ... <a title="Covid-19: Ardern confident NZ products ‘not exported with covid’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/16/covid-19-ardern-confident-nz-products-not-exported-with-covid/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19: Ardern confident NZ products ‘not exported with covid’">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2020
By Rachel Wong in Hong Kong Hong Kong’s government-funded broadcaster, Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), is under fire again. Last week, police arrested freelance TV producer Bao Choy Yuk-ling under allegations that she made a false statement to obtain information on car owners, claiming that she had violated the Hong Kong’s Road Traffic Ordinance. Choy ... <a title="How Hong Kong authorities are gradually taking over public broadcaster RTHK" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/14/how-hong-kong-authorities-are-gradually-taking-over-public-broadcaster-rthk/" aria-label="Read more about How Hong Kong authorities are gradually taking over public broadcaster RTHK">Read more</a>
