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Lawrence Xu-Nan
Coverage of Lawrence Xu-Nan in the Nexus archive.
- New Zealand FM in row with Beijing's envoy after telling Chinese-born lawmaker to 'go back to your own country'
New Zealand’s top diplomat Winston Peters told Chinese-born Green Party lawmaker Lawrence Xu-Nan to 'go back to your own country' during a debate. Chinese ambassador Wang Xiaolong criticized Peters' remarks, prompting Peters to defend free speech in New Zealand's democracy. Peters and his party have faced prior criticism for similar comments.