China bans four New Zealand lawmakers after they visited Taiwan
Beijing banned four New Zealand lawmakers from traveling to China for a year and demanded they apologize because they visited Taiwan on a parliamentary trip, according to a message from the Chinese Embassy seen by The Associated Press on Thursday.
TL;DR
- Four New Zealand lawmakers have been banned from traveling to China for one year.
- The ban was imposed after the lawmakers visited Taiwan.
- Beijing has also demanded an apology from the lawmakers.
- The information was conveyed in a message from the Chinese Embassy.