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China Bans NZ MPs After Taiwan Visit, Citing Policy

6/3/2026

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China imposed a travel ban on New Zealand MPs after their Taiwan visit.
Act Party MP Laura McClure called the ban foreign interference, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said New Zealand’s One China policy permits such trips.
Officials said it is the first Chinese sanction of NZ MPs for Taiwan, unlike 2003 trips by Sir John Key and Brooke van Velden that faced no repercussions.

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China imposed a travel ban on New Zealand MPs after their Taiwan visit.
Act Party MP Laura McClure called the ban foreign interference, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said New Zealand’s One China policy permits such trips.
Officials said it is the first Chinese sanction of NZ MPs for Taiwan, unlike 2003 trips by Sir John Key and Brooke van Velden that faced no repercussions.