China spy teacher defends right to serve as NZ MP
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New Zealand Politician Dr Jian Yang has defended his right to serve in the country's parliament after it surfaced he spent a decade teaching English to Chinese spies.
Dr Yang became an MP in 2011 but it wasn't until 2017 that it emerged he'd spent a decade at Chinese military institutions.
"It is just incredible in the extreme that that could be happening in our country," Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said.
Despite having worked at the spy school, Dr Yang denied he was himself a spy and his loyalty was to New Zealand.
Dr Yang's re-selection as a National candidate earlier this year was confirmed in a Chinese-only language statement.
NZ Opposition Leader Todd Muller described the MP as a "hard worker" who "serves Auckland well".
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