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China's ambassador responds to Peters' disputed remarks

China's ambassador Wang Xiaolong commented after New Zealand Minister Winston Peters told a Green Party MP to 'go back to your own country,' with the ambassador suggesting Peters' words revealed more about his own character. The remarks drew diplomatic attention from Beijing.

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China's ambassador weighs in as Winston Peters tells Green MP to 'go back to your own country'

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And why just limit yourself to destroy destroying the social fabric Aotearoa when you can also damage relations with our most valuable trading partner? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... China's ambassador has delivered a pointed response after Foreign Minister Winston Peters told a Chinese-born New Zealand MP to "go back to your own country" in Parliament.

China envoy makes a rare response after NZ foreign minister’s ‘go back’ slur

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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