A parliamentary clash in Wellington has elicited a subtle rebuke from Beijing after New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters told a Chinese-born opposition lawmaker to “go back to your own country”. The comments on Wednesday prompted a rare social media response from Beijing’s envoy in Wellington, adding an international dimension to an already contentious domestic debate over governance and race relations in the South Pacific nation. The controversy erupted during a parliamentary debate on...
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July 30, 2026 at 5:59 AM
China envoy makes a rare response after NZ foreign minister’s ‘go back’ slur
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