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Does he stand by his statement in the House on 5 August 2026, in a supplementary question to oral question No. 8, quoting the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to New Zealand as saying “We have absolutely no interest in being dragged into the domestic politics of other countries.”?

Answered Question 35367 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Does he stand by his statement in the House on 5 August 2026, in a supplementary question to oral question No. 8, quoting the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to New Zealand as saying “We have absolutely no interest in being dragged into the domestic politics of other countries.”?

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

Yes.