New Zealand Foreign Minister Faces Backlash for 'Go Back to Your Own Country' Remark
New Zealand's Foreign Minister faced significant backlash after telling a Chinese-born lawmaker to 'go back to your own country.' The comment sparked a rare reaction from China and drew criticism for its xenophobic implications.
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‘Go back to your own country’: NZ foreign minister faces backlash
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters told Chinese-born MP to ‘go back to your own country’.
Read full article →New Zealand minister faces backlash over ‘go back to your own country’ jibe at Chinese-origin MP
'Inappropriate attention-seeking comments’ by foreign minister Winston Peters widely criticised
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New Zealand’s top diplomat Winston Peters drew the ire of Beijing’s ambassador in Wellington on Thursday after telling a lawmaker of Chinese descent to “go back to your own country”. During a debate about New Zealand’s response to the Covid pandemic on Wednesday, populist NZ First leader Peters was asked by China-born Green Party member Lawrence Xu-Nan: “Are you vaccinated?” In response, Peters said the lawmaker, who was born in the Chinese city of Tianjin but grew up in Auckland, had “come h...
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