The reds are under the beds

Newsroom has a story alleging that National List MP Jian Yang was a Chinese military intelligence officer trained by Chinese spies and is being investigated by the SIS.

The story seems to be the modern day equivalent of reds under the beds. No proof, and unnamed sources. Jian Yang has denounced the story as a smear campaign out to damage him and National, just because he is Chinese.

Maybe anyone with a Chinese sounding surname is in fact a spy!