(1 Aug 2025)
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Beijing – 1 August 2025
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3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“We noted the report and are shocked at the relevant remarks. China believes that cooperation between countries should not target any third party. Seeking so-called absolute security through forming small groupings under the banner of countering China does not help keep the Asia Pacific and the world at large peaceful and stable. Relevant parties should do something conducive to enhance mutual trust and cooperation between countries instead of the other way around.”
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STORYLINE:
China on Friday said it is "shocked" at FBI chief Kash Patel’s remarks that suggested the new FBI office in New Zealand aimed to counter China’s influence.
Speaking at a press conference, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, said, “China believes that cooperation between countries should not target any third party.”
“Countering China does not help keep the Asia Pacific and the world at large peaceful and stable,” he added.
The FBI director visited Wellington, the New Zealand capital, this week for meetings with senior officials and opened the bureau’s first standalone office in the country on Thursday.
The arrangements align New Zealand with FBI missions in other Five Eyes intelligence-sharing nations, which along with the United States, include Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
It will provide a local mission for FBI staff who have operated under oversight from Canberra, Australia since 2017. Patel was the highest-ranking Trump administration official to visit New Zealand so far.
New Zealand, the smallest Five Eyes partner, has faced ongoing pressure to align with U.S. stances on Beijing, while carefully balancing relations with China, its largest trading partner.
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