16 Nov 2018

Taking sides over the South China Sea

From The Panel, 4:09 pm on 16 November 2018

Media were ushered out of a room during a meeting between Malaysia and New Zealand at the East Asia Summit after Malaysia's Prime Minister starting talking about the South China Sea.

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad appeared to warn Jacinda Ardern over China's actions in the South China Sea.

Our Prime Minister has brushed off the comments but we ask the panelists whether New Zealand can continue to not take sides in the dispute.