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New Zealand's new PM isn't going back to old ways on China

Luxon's pro-business instincts tempered by coalition partners

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New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Sydney in December: Luxon's government may deepen alignment with like-minded partners.   © AP

Derek Grossman is a senior defense analyst at the think tank RAND Corp. in Santa Monica, California, and an adjunct professor in the practice of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California. He formerly served as an intelligence adviser at the Pentagon

New Zealand's new conservative coalition government, led by the National Party's Christopher Luxon, is sending strong signals that it plans to double down on its liberal predecessor's hardened stance toward China.

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