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What communications, if any, has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade or his Office received from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026, when he told Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan to "go back to your own country" and said of China that "they lie like a flatfish", and on what dates were those communications received?

Answered Question 35142 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What communications, if any, has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade or his Office received from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026, when he told Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan to "go back to your own country" and said of China that "they lie like a flatfish", and on what dates were those communications received?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

None other than noted in question 35140. Refer to the response to WPQ 35122 (2026).