Aotearoa New Zealand's first-ever security strategy document was unusually frank in its assessment of the geopolitical threats facing us. It went so far as to state that 'an increasingly powerful China' was 'pos(ing) challenges to existing rules and norms'. Marcus Roberts, Maxim Institute director of research Even if we don't get embroiled in war in the Western Pacific, China is still problematic for our nation. This ironically stems from the success of our trade relationship. We are heavily reliant upon China as a buyer of our primary produce: it buys around 30 percent of all our exports.

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