NZ Media: China Bans 4 New Zealand MPs from Entry After Taiwan Visit
New Zealand media reports that four New Zealand Members of Parliament who visited Taiwan in May have been banned by China from entering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau for one year. New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the MPs' visit to Taiwan is a long-standing practice and does not contradict New Zealand's One China policy.
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(Central News Agency, Sydney, 4th Combined Foreign Reports) New Zealand media reported that four New Zealand Members of Parliament who visited Taiwan in May have been banned by China from entering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau for one year. New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the MPs' visit to Taiwan is a long-standing practice and does not contradict New Zealand's One China policy.
Reuters, citing a report from the New Zealand Herald, said the Chinese embassy has informed parliament that MPs Laura McClure, David Wilson, and Maureen Pugh from the ruling center-right coalition, as well as opposition Labour MP Duncan Webb, have been placed on the ban list.
The report said the Chinese embassy told New Zealand parliamentary officials that the travel ban could be shortened or lifted if the MPs apologized for the trip.
A spokesperson for New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not directly comment on the MPs' entry denial but said that New Zealand MPs visiting Taiwan is a long-standing practice and such visits do not contradict New Zealand's One China policy.
The spokesperson said, "While New Zealand does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, it does not prevent New Zealand from maintaining trade, economic, cultural, and indigenous exchanges."
The Chinese embassy in Wellington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A New Zealand parliamentary official confirmed a meeting with representatives from the Chinese embassy but did not disclose details.
David Martin Wilson, Clerk of the House of Representatives, said via email, "Any advice provided to members of parliament has always been confidential."
Under New Zealand's constitution, members of parliament are independent of the executive branch and can decide on their own whether to travel abroad when invited. (Editor: Lu Yingzi) 115/06/04
Reuters, citing a report from the New Zealand Herald, said the Chinese embassy has informed parliament that MPs Laura McClure, David Wilson, and Maureen Pugh from the ruling center-right coalition, as well as opposition Labour MP Duncan Webb, have been placed on the ban list.
The report said the Chinese embassy told New Zealand parliamentary officials that the travel ban could be shortened or lifted if the MPs apologized for the trip.
A spokesperson for New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not directly comment on the MPs' entry denial but said that New Zealand MPs visiting Taiwan is a long-standing practice and such visits do not contradict New Zealand's One China policy.
The spokesperson said, "While New Zealand does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, it does not prevent New Zealand from maintaining trade, economic, cultural, and indigenous exchanges."
The Chinese embassy in Wellington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A New Zealand parliamentary official confirmed a meeting with representatives from the Chinese embassy but did not disclose details.
David Martin Wilson, Clerk of the House of Representatives, said via email, "Any advice provided to members of parliament has always been confidential."
Under New Zealand's constitution, members of parliament are independent of the executive branch and can decide on their own whether to travel abroad when invited. (Editor: Lu Yingzi) 115/06/04