Reuben Steff, a foreign policy and global security senior lecturer at the University of Waikato, said the documents provided a sense of the conceptual framework but kicked the can down the road on actual decisions. The government may be trying to give the public time to understand the severity of the situation and emerging trends so when or if they announce increased spending they will have the social licence to do so, he said. China threat The inaugural security strategy underscored how China’s rise is upending old norms and behaviours even 9000 kilometres away in Wellington. “An increasingly powerful China…