New U.S. ambassador to New Zealand seeks to work with China

Every New Zealander's nightmare . . . Chinese archaeologists discover ancient maps thousands of years old that indicate New Zealand was actually once a province of China.

Just another political appointee. Nice house.

Why would a U.S Senator, who’s father’s & grandfather’s legacy, as well as his own personal and professional experience, culminated in his appointment as vice chairman of the Committee on Native American Affairs, now now appointed as an Ambassador to New Zealand and make such statements as wanting to bridge gaps with China ?

Look into his background to see his financial connections to China. It is not a good idea to send another Mitch McConnell to New Zealand.

How do we cooperate and find things to work together.

Is exactly that kind of naive thinking that got us here in the first place. Why we are even in a pandemic. Why now most world companies supply chain are held up there, stocks are heavily in their market and connnected while most IP's are being stolen, copy and reverse engineer. Cooperation in their mind means taking eveything you have and stab you in the back when you have nothing else to give anymore. Haven't the US learn this for the last few decades? Reason why Nixon wanted cooperation was because he though he could change the mindset and introduce democracy to that nation over time, but it never came true. After pumping all the money, time and resources into it, the government merely use all of it to suppress and tightly control it's citizens while never embracing any of the west ideology. And for the last few decades the US had basically ignore every possible human right violation there is in that country. Only to realize is already too late and that they are soon to be surpassed and even in danger themselves.

"He comes from a long line of public servants” good to see him getting some reward for his decades of selflessness..... （⌒▽⌒）

Look into his background to see his financial connections to China. It is not a good idea to send another Mitch McConnell to New Zealand

Yeah, John Kerry really has China on the ropes and right where we want them…smh….

As much as I love NZ, not going to get a top notch representative from the Americans? I think the shoe string tie is a telling visual way to express his shoe string expectations. Not a highly populated country with a very transparent system of government and a history of going its own way. Still nuclear free after 40 plus years of American pressure.

One must be highly suspicious about any politician, diplomat or businessman who preaches about "seeking to work with China".

No-one in the free world should be "working with China". Simple as that.

New U.S. ambassador to New Zealand seeks to work with China

No surprise there, as the current US admin is pro CCP. Cant wait till some buyers remorse sets in among our Biden supporters.

Bad choice. Send a new Ambassador please.

Zaphod, disinformation goes both ways, a small country at the end of the world could be the conduit for communication, weirder things have happened.

Yeah, John Kerry really has China on the ropes and right where we want them…smh….

Nobody has China on the ropes. Would you prefer an aggressive stance or a MODerate approach?

Glad he looks happy because NZ isn't exactly high up on list of important diplomatic posts. Guess the Americans will continue to try to limit the extent of Chinas considerable economic influence in that part of the pacific

No surprise there, as the current US admin is pro CCP. 

Alternative facts?

“These are international waters and they should be open and free,” Udall said.

Right.

Udall said he doesn't think New Zealand's stance, which includes a ban on nuclear-powered ships entering its ports, will impede a strengthening of defense ties with the U.S.

Sorry New Zealand, either have nuclear powered US ships in your ports, or a flotilla of Chinese fishing boats surrounding your islands.

RegBilk

Sorry New Zealand, either have nuclear powered US ships in your ports, or a flotilla of Chinese fishing boats surrounding your islands.

Considering New Zealand have had this policy for 34 years and we haven't seen any Chinese fishing boats, I think you are mistaken.

Because you incorrectly believe Biden is in China’s pocket?

No, Xi called Biden old buddy…hmmmm.

Uhhh . . . John Kerry isn’t even mentioned in the article. I’ll bite at you irrelevant post, though: What do you think he should do as an individual to get “China on the ropes”? Please be specific.

Take a firm stance against them on any issue of National interest to the US. But I know he won’t so…

ZaphodDec. 2  04:12 pm JST

No surprise there, as the current US admin is pro CCP. Cant wait till some buyers remorse sets in among our Biden supporters.

Absolutely. Xi's buddy is in great debt to him.

2020hindsightsToday  01:42 am JST

Considering New Zealand have had this policy for 34 years and we haven't seen any Chinese fishing boats, I think you are mistaken.

Oh, so no threat from China to NZ then.

bass4funkToday  10:22 am JST

Take a firm stance against them on any issue of National interest to the US. But I know he won’t so…

We had a guy in the White House who took a firm stance against China. Now we have a guy considering a diplomat boycott of the Winter Olympics.