The National Party’s Chinese spy, Jian Yang, has announced he has been recalled to Beijing is retiring from parliament.

National MP Jian Yang, who once admitted to training Chinese spies, has announced that he will retire from politics at the 2020 election.

Dr Yang said in a statement on Friday that after “careful consideration” and talking to his wife and children, he came to the decision not to stand at the September election as a list MP.

“Accordingly, I have informed the party president that I should not be considered by the regional list ranking committee of the Northern Region in its meeting tomorrow, hence my announcement today,” Dr Yang said. 

“I truly believe that New Zealand is a great country. I have been in New Zealand for 21 years, twelve years in academia and nine years in politics.

“Politics is demanding and I now look forward to spending more time with my wife and family. It has been a privilege to serve and after nine years it is also time for me to move on and encourage the younger generation to come forward.”

Perhaps they will be able to find two Indians to replace him with.

The CCP still has great contacts inside the National Party though, firstly through Chris Luxon.

And secondly through the CCP mouthpiece in Wellington, Liu Jue.

https://twitter.com/geoff_p_wade/status/1280297044238688258
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Then there is all the CCP money sitting in National’s bank account that the SFO has traced back to the CCP.

Peter Goodfellow has close CCP links as well:

The BFD. National Party President Peter Goodfellow and National MP Yang Jian visit one of Shen Zhaowu’s projects in China in 2014, http://www.xacontue.com/a/xinwenzixun/pinpaixinwen/21.h

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