“I have no ties with China at all,“ says @HelenClarkNZ, head of the WHO's international coronavirus inquiry, and former New Zealand PM. nzherald.co.nz/world/covid-19…
Oh, really?
Clark has been promoting China since 1986.
In 2001, President Jiang Zemin called her “an old friend.“
Oh, really?
Clark has been promoting China since 1986.
In 2001, President Jiang Zemin called her “an old friend.“
.@radionz: “China keen on Helen Clark's UN bid“
Ex-PM John Key: “They recognize her as a good friend of China, they recognize the role she had played in the signing of free trade with China."
"She's been out here quite a bit, they know her well.“
MORE: rnz.co.nz/news/political…
Ex-PM John Key: “They recognize her as a good friend of China, they recognize the role she had played in the signing of free trade with China."
"She's been out here quite a bit, they know her well.“
MORE: rnz.co.nz/news/political…
.@HelenClarkNZ went on "The China Current," a shameless propaganda show run by China TV's @jameschau, devoted to whitewashing China's role in covering up the origins and spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Her defense: "Others went on the show, too."
Her defense: "Others went on the show, too."
“In Sept. 2016, campaigning to be UN chief, Helen Clark signed a memorandum with China literally pledging the UNDP's “support for the Belt & Road Initiative”. Clark praised Xi’s Initiative, a “powerful platform” that “can serve as an important catalyst...“
https://twitter.com/Anne_MarieBrady/status/1250360265343827968
“and accelerator for the sustainable development goals.' Clark would later deny any connection between her support for BRI and her campaign for the top UN job, during which her successor as New Zealand PM opined she was “recognized as a friend of China.“
chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/06/sinopo…
chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/06/sinopo…
In 2001, Clark said her country looks upon China as "a good friend." She spoke of “New Zealand's positive attitude toward developing its relations with the Chinese People's Liberation Army, saying she hopes to see the two armies increase their exchanges.“ en.people.cn/english/200104…
Clark said “New Zealand has persisted in its 'One China' policy. Clark stressed her government will not take any actions to encourage Taiwan's independence.“
She said her country has seen “the great improvement in China's situation in human rights.“
en.people.cn/english/200104…
She said her country has seen “the great improvement in China's situation in human rights.“
en.people.cn/english/200104…
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