Bob Carr accuses Winston Peters of defamation after NZ deputy PM calls him a ‘Chinese puppet’

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Australia’s former foreign minister and New South Wales premier, Bob Carr, says he intends to sue New Zealand’s deputy prime minister, Winston Peters, for allegations made about Carr’s closeness to China as debate about Aukus ramps up. Peters called Carr “nothing more than a Chinese puppet” on the national broadcaster RNZ on Thursday morning. New Zealand is considering whether it should involve itself in pillar two of the military pact between Australia, the UK and the US, which involves developing and sharing advanced technologies. New Zealand has not been offered the chance to join pillar one – nor would it...