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Author: Alexander Gillespie

OPINION: A new cold war with China is coming and it will be just as dangerous, expensive and pointless as the last one.

The difference will be how much more New Zealand is involved.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122213035/the-dangerous-new-cold-war-brewing-with-china-will-test-new-zealand-even-more-than-the-old-one
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Author: AL Jazeera

Beijing has outlined its defense plans that include a modern and advanced army. Global military competition is on the rise and China believes it's lagging behind. Beijing says the U.S. has increased its defense budgets, modernised its weapons, and developed its capacity in cyberspace - and space itself. And the Chinese government wants to catch up.

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Category: Defence
Author: Henning Gramann

Mr. Henning Gramann, CEO at GSR Services, talks about an interesting project in which his team was involved with the aim to change the image of beaching in India substantially. In particular, Mr Gramann describes the process, from the beginning till the end, toward responsible ship recycling of the HMNZS Endeavour in Alang shipyard in compliance with Hong Kong Convention, EU-Ship Recycling Regulation and Basel Convention. As explained, proper planning and assistance by experts to develop all necessary documents (such as IHM Part I and II) are of outmost importance for conducting responsible recycling.

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Article: https://safety4sea.com/compliant-recycling-of-a-navy-tanker/?fbclid=IwAR34Nz-7PQ4wY8hs5tABszOMG-TxW7seCMzw-MBSEEeLj4ZpY6sdwhA9SVk
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Category: Defence
Author: B K Greener
In an era of multiple ‘world orders’ we need to embrace the grey in global politics. The nuances involved in the recent stoush over Winston Peters’ discussion about learning from Taiwan’s COVID-19 response, and a rise in COVID-related racism at home both underscore that there is a pressing need to not view the world in black and white, good and bad. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) isn’t automatically always ‘bad’. The United States of America (US) isn’t automatically always ‘good’. 
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Article: http://www.incline.org.nz/home/dealing-in-shades-of-grey-in-global-politics
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Author: Robert Ayson
Fresh from a thumping general election victory and an anti-climactic Commons vote confirming the U.K.'s departure from the European Union, Boris Johnson's Government is struggling to make up its mind about Huawei.
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Article: http://www.incline.org.nz/home/new-zealands-useful-huawei-ambiguity
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Category: Defence
Author: Anneke Smith

The Defence Force has pleaded guilty to a charge laid over the death of a sailor after a diving training exercise.

Zachary Yarwood died in hospital after a night-time dive at the Devonport Naval Base in March last year.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/421657/defence-force-pleads-guilty-over-death-of-sailor-at-devonport-naval-base
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Author: Brianna Mcilraith

The crew of New Zealand’s newest and biggest Navy ship will soon be cracking open a cold one – and it will have been created for them in Taranaki.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/122122835/taranaki-brewery-creates-all-new-zealand-beer-for-commissioning-of-navys-newest-ship
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Author: Mike Mather, Andre Chumko, Josephine Franks and Caroline Williams

Four of the five people who allegedly absconded from managed isolation in Hamilton have been charged with breaching the coronavirus Health Act notice.

A 37-year-old woman and three young people will appear before the district court and youth court in Hamilton on Saturday, police said.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122247176/police-charge-four-people-who-allegedly-escaped-covid19-isolation-in-hamilton
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