China lodges complaint following New Zealand parliamentary remark
China's ambassador has intervened after New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters told a Chinese-born MP to go back to his own country.
By Europa Express30 Jul 2026 · 06:30 CETUpdated 30 Jul 2026 · 06:30 CET
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Core Briefing: China lodges complaint following New Zealand parliamentary remark
Strategic Context: China's ambassador has intervened after New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters told a Chinese-born MP to go back to his own country.
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China has lodged a formal complaint after New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters refused to back down over remarks made in parliament. During a parliamentary session, Peters told Chinese-born MP Lawrence Xu-Nan to go back to his own country.
The incident prompted a rare intervention from China's ambassador, according to a report by Euronews. Foreign Minister Peters has stood by his comments, declining to apologise or retract the statement despite the diplomatic fallout and the official complaint from Beijing.