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A New Zealand Initiative report details potential hidden risks in China's Belt and Road Initiative.Â
The pro-free-market think-tank points to potential implications for our foreign policy, independence, and development. Â
Director Oliver Hartwich says it's not just about infrastructure investment.Â
He told Mike Hosking that we need to be wary about China trying to draw New Zealand into its sphere of influence. Â
Hartwich says when you have to do something political in return, you are no longer the client of the project but the product.Â
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