A Diplomatic Slip Up: China Protests Peters' Jibe at New Zealand Parliament The diplomatic spat between China and New Zealand over a heated exchange in parliament has highlighted the increasingly delicate nature of international relationships.
On Thursday, China lodged a formal protest with New Zealand's foreign ministry after Foreign Minister Winston Peters made comments about Chinese born lawmaker Lawrence Xu Nan.
Peters' remarks were directed at Xu Nan during a debate on the government's response to COVID 19. He told Xu Nan to "go back to your own country," adding that this is where he would find his "own crowd.