Leaders from New Zealand’s (NZ) Labour party and National party have refused to confirm or deny whether the resignations of two Chinese members of Parliament last year was due to security concerns over their links to Beijing. Yang Jian from the National party resigned from Parliament on July 10, 2020, while Raymond Huo from the governing Labour party resigned 11 days later on July 21. Their exit from the political arena came amid ongoing concerns about their connections with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) affiliated bodies. “We do not confirm or deny any security briefings that we do or don’t receive,” NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told Stuff. National party leader Judith Collins echoed those comments, saying the party would not comment on any security or intelligence briefings. Both parties were responding to anonymous allegations revealed by news website Politik which has alleged that the resignations of both men were orchestrated …