Trusting China to give a fair trial sets a worrying precedent for extradition in New Zealand | Anna High and Andrew Geddis
The government’s willingness to accept reassurances from Beijing reflects political convenience rather than current evidence
A majority of the New Zealand supreme court recently endorsed its government’s view that China can be trusted to respect the human rights of the criminally accused and give them a fair trial.
While this ruling involved some rather technical matters of administrative law, it cannot be divorced from the larger geopolitical picture.