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Was the meeting or conversation on 30 July 2026 between an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand, at which that Embassy states it lodged solemn representations concerning remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament, initiated by the Ministry or by the Embassy?

Answered Question 35405 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Was the meeting or conversation on 30 July 2026 between an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand, at which that Embassy states it lodged solemn representations concerning remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament, initiated by the Ministry or by the Embassy?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The Embassy.