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Has he issued any instruction to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding how it should respond to the representations lodged by the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand on 30 July 2026 concerning remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament; if so, on what date and in what terms?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Has he issued any instruction to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding how it should respond to the representations lodged by the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand on 30 July 2026 concerning remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament; if so, on what date and in what terms?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

No. 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.