CHINA-NEW ZEALAND: CHINESE SECURITY HARASSES NEW ZEALAND ACADEMIC
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University of Canterbury Professor Anne-Marie Brady told t he Australian Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee in Canberra of three recent break-ins to her office in December 2017 and at her Upper Riccarton home. Only her three laptops were taken. She also said her employer at Canterbury University had been pressured following earlier work on China's Antarctic policy and - following a recent visit to China and that people associated with er in China, just last year were questioned by the Chinese Ministry of State Security. Her paper highlighted campaign donations to governing parties, and how a cluster of former senior politicians - including former prime ministers and mayors - and family members of current government ministers had been appointed to boards of state-owned Chinese banks, companies and think tanks.
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