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.
TL;DR
- 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.