China signs up Niue

China is currently travelling around the South Pacific, signing up its tiny Island nations to some kind of security agreement. This is a bit of a worry for Australia and New Zealand, previously the two dominant powers in the region.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/china-pacific-security-deals-chinese-politics-specialist-warns-of-nz-being-blockaded-as-niue-latest-nation-expected-to-deepen-cooperation.html

New Zealand has been asleep for decades. It took its eye off the ball.