Hong Kong, Aug. 20 -- China invests much energy into portraying itself as a responsible and benign force for good in the world. Yet hiding behind this facade are the many-tentacled arms of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). And pulling their strings is Chairman Xi Jinping, whose dream is for China to be enthroned atop the pedestal of world influence.

One does not need to scratch very deep beneath the surface to see how wide and deep Chinese influence spreads around the globe. In fact, recent reports from opposite sides of the world have exposed malign Chinese activities in New Zealand and the USA, for instance.

In August, the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) released its 2026 copy of New Zealand's Security Threat Environment, and it ...