Australia Backs New Zealand after China Sanctions Four MPs Over Taiwan Visit
China has banned four New Zealand MPs from entering China and its territories for a year after they travelled to Taiwan.
Australia Backs New Zealand after China Sanctions Four MPs Over Taiwan Visit China has imposed sanctions on four New Zealand Members of Parliament, barring them from visiting China, Hong Kong, and Macau for one year. These MPs, Laura McClure, David Wilson, Duncan Webb, and Maureen Pugh, visited Taiwan in May. New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters stated the government would address the issue with Beijing, calling the sanctions a “departure from past practice.”
- China has sanctioned four New Zealand MPs following their visit to Taiwan.
- The MPs are banned from visiting China, Hong Kong, and Macau for one year.
- The sanctioned MPs are Laura McClure, David Wilson, Duncan Webb, and Maureen Pugh.
- The MPs were informed of the ban by the Chinese Embassy in Wellington.
- New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters described the move as a “departure from past practice.”
- Australia has backed New Zealand in response to the sanctions.
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