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Have any talking points, guidance, or instructions been issued to the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing concerning remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026; if so, on what date were they issued and by whom were they approved?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Have any talking points, guidance, or instructions been issued to the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing concerning remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026; if so, on what date were they issued and by whom were they approved?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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My office, when notified by phone call that MFAT expected to received phone calls from the Chinese Government in Wellington and Beijing, instructed MFAT to be in “listening mode” – i.e. to note down what was said, report it back to my office, and provide no feedback in response.