An Australian expert has said that China would love to be able to split New Zealand from its more traditional allies of Australia, America, Canada, and the United Kingdom—the countries that comprise the Five Eyes alliance. Associate Prof. Salvatore Babones from The University of Sydney told The Epoch Times that China would like to see a more isolated New Zealand. “China would dearly love to split New Zealand from the Five Eyes alliance,” Babones said. “New Zealand has long been the weak link in the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance, and the Ardern government seems much more strongly committed to maintaining its trade relationship with communist China than to maintaining its security relationship with the free world.” Babones’ comments come as Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Five Eyes Alliance is “really important” in a world in which, he alluded, other forces have differing views “about how the world should run.” Chief among …