[oldel]

LOL, I wouldn't go that far, jeez it's tiring seeing groupthink from the right with buzz words to make empty points.

They'll just argue it's best for NZ and they always do what's best for NZ. Short term gains with China is just a tool they use to wedge apart alliances - they've done that all through the pacific and NZ are dumb if they fall for it and see short term favourability.
But I guess NZ see a new opportunity being the the new best friend and thinking they could profit from it. Short term thinking, dumb and it will bite them.

China deserve condemnation for their two faced hypocrisy (Trunmp stated trade wars and now China figures if they did it then China can and that's what started all this).

We're stuck against them now and at least the 5 countries in alliance should be united if they want the alliance to stand for long term security in a world that China wants to dominate.