Beijing Protests After New Zealand Minister Insults Chinese-Born Lawmaker

NYT World Saturday 01 August 2026, 04:02 UTC By Victoria Kim 1 min read

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New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters at the ASEAN meeting in the Philippines last month.

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