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New Zealand MPs' Taiwan-related move breaches one-China commitment, has nothing to do with democracy: Chinese embassy

Global Times

By Global Times Published: Nov 06, 2025 10:39 AM

In response to recent New Zealand media reports about exchanges between China and New Zealand concerning the Taiwan question, a spokesperson from the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand reiterated that the Taiwan question bears on China's sovereignty and territorial integrity and is at the core of China's core interests. The Embassy urged relevant individuals in New Zealand to act in ways that strengthen political mutual trust, rather than go against the trend and make further mistakes.

Wang Xiaolong, China's ambassador to New Zealand, last week sent letters to a cross-party group of MPs in New Zealand who attended so-called "national day" reception held by representatives of the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office", in Wellington last month, according to New Zealand media The Post. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters claimed it was a "mistake" for the Chinese ambassador to "scold" MPs over attending the event, according to the report.

In a statement released on Thursday, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand said that the one-China principle, the cornerstone of China-New Zealand relations, is a universally recognized international consensus. New Zealand made a solemn commitment to this principle when establishing diplomatic ties with China, affirming that Taiwan is part of the People's Republic of China.

The spokesperson stressed that members of parliament are political representatives of New Zealand, not ordinary citizens. Their attendance at the so-called "national day" of Taiwan island goes far beyond normal exchanges and constitutes a grave breach of New Zealand's one-China commitment.

China respects New Zealand's political choices but firmly opposes any actions that infringe on China's core interests or cross the red line of bilateral relations as that is another matter - one that has nothing to do with democracy or what kind of democracy it is, said the spokesperson.

Adherence to the one-China principle underpins mutual trust and cooperation between China and New Zealand. China urged relevant parties in New Zealand to act in ways that strengthen political trust and promote mutually beneficial cooperation, rather than go against the trend and make further mistakes, said the spokesperson.