Why Is A Foreign Embassy Telling The NZ Herald What It Can Publish? The Free Speech Union says remarks from the Chinese Embassy criticising a New Zealand Herald opinion column, written by Jonathan Ayling, raise serious questions about foreign government pressure on New Zealand media. This is their statement on X - https://x.com/ChinaEmbInNZ/status/2016722257494888904?s=20This is the Herald opinion piece (https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/taiwan-and-china-speech-is-the-front-line-jonathan-ayling/premium/OISB5JE52JDEJOUV5TIMUU7KIY/) that they were responding to. Jonathan Ayling is the former CEO of Free Speech Union. The Free Speech Union previously defended Portia Mao against vexatious litigation.