WELLINGTON - New Zealand’s foreign minister on Tuesday said the country has to stand up for itself after China warned its backing of Taiwan’s participation at the World Health Organization could damage bilateral ties.
Senior ministers in New Zealand last week said Taiwan should be allowed to join the WHO as an observer given its success in limiting the spread of the novel coronavirus, drawing China’s ire which asked the Pacific country to “stop making wrong statements”. Peters said he did not think the issue would harm diplomatic ties with China, which is New Zealand’s biggest trading partner.
FILE PHOTO: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters in Beijing, China, May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Pool/File Photo
wu_shanny All the nations should do their best to sever the diplomatic relationship with China. It despises human rights.
wu_shanny NZ wonder woman
Support New Zealand. Support Taiwan. Stand firm and fight back the evil CCP.
HKerAntiCCPcn Please stand up for New Zealand and the world !
Support New Zealand!
站直了，别趴下，趴下是小狗
No, it not standing up for themselves, China has always been open about this, trade with us or them, its like a marriage agreement, you agree to terms, when a partner strays then you get a divorce. It is not bullying its just the terms of the trade deal
你们开心就好，china no.1
New Zealand prime minister said the country always recognise one-China policy during the conference. Taiwan isn't a country but a part of China.onechina
mauwong612 Yes, it's now getting obvious that CCPChina not only irresponsible and greedy, they are having their propaganda to control everything through media and economic. Free world must stand together to stop CCP before it's too late 🙏
They lay low until they gather enough influence. DON'T let them in. ChinaLiedAndPeopleDied
Support New Zealand. Stand together against evil China.
Bilateral ties? Threats and extortions, i’m sure nobody wants to have any kinda of TIES with them anymore.
taiwanhelps is the truth. Hope New Zealand can stand up to resist CCPChina and do the right thing.
Al82754998 Support New Zealand and all other countries that stand up to stop this kind of bully from China. China do not have the concept of trade,no win win deal. China respect nothing, what they want is only power on controlling the world.We see it clearly thru COVID19 . Chinamustfall
The Chinese government, the world ’s largest terrorist organization, is still at large. China has exported the covid 19 virus. I do n’t know what dangers China will bring to the world.
China is a bully, bowing down to it won’t get you any pleasant treatment from a bully, the only way it so stand up to it. Chamberlain’s appeasement policy didn’t contain Hilter’s ambition. CCP
We shouldn’t be afraid of CCP. We should stand with Taiwan which always marginalised by China, but really help to fight with the CCPVirus.
Support New Zealand! The Chinese Communist Party does not obey the game rules and shows no respect for other cultures. We should not give in to this totalitarian monster.
It's time to stop bullying Taiwan! TaiwanCanHelp
CCP shows their true colors - they are a big bully threatening around for not acting what they want. Imagine if you need to kneel down to this disgusting & backstabbing thugs...
Support New Zealand, support Taiwan
Stop those guys: they do not rule the world. Enough is enough: they are killing us, ruining our economies & now they tell us how to think! boycottlyingchina Covid19
Fuck CCP. We don’t want to do business with parasitic communist regimes. I hope the West goes to war with China.
After the lesson taught by corona, we shd review the nature of WHO. It shd not be dominated by a country esp when which’s regime is allied with ccp. WHO must be reformed and let Taiwan in. The politic power of International org shd be shared by NGOs, professionals and countries.
Traditional allies of New Zealand - Five eyes and Commonwealth - must stand with New Zealand. China is playing a plain simple divide and rule strategy. We must not let China succeed and put mankind in grave danger. China has shown its true colours and engagement no longer works.
So is China going to stop import from New Zealand as well?
That’s so true! 😭 When China threatens your country, you should stand firm and fight back. It’s time to show the CCP money can’t buy freedom and democracy. China_is_terrorist TaiwanCanHelp
New Zealand Prine Minister Jacinda Ahern states “We have always taken a 'One China' policy, and that continues to be the case,” New Zealand continues to ignore the wishes of Democratic Taiwan by preferring to back the position of Comminst China.
It’s not easy to stand up against the tyranny and iron grip of China. Hope the NZ gov can stay resilient and fight for itself and the millions suppressed within China as well.
The world should stand up to China’s bullying behavior.
Support for New Zealand. No need to bend knee to the terrorist. China_is_terrorist
What else could the CCP do except berating different counties, threatening other countries with trade and suppressing Taiwan ?
Kneel down once, Stay bent forever. Hope New Zealand can put HumanRights in first priority than trade deal!?CCP_is_terrorist CCPVirus ChinaLiedPeopleDied
New Zealand please stand firm against Chinazi
Stand together to confront CCP. Rely CCP, you will find that there are no passers-by around you. CCPViurs CCP_is_terrorists COVID19
Be urself. Don’t be contaminated by CCp s money. ccp will look down on u if ur soul can be sold out. antichinazi
freedomnowla As a HongKonger, fight back against the real face of CCPChina now is important for all people of NewZealand standwithNewZealand StandWithTaiwan StandWithHongKong
China being very bad again.
Respect!! NewZealand has done so sell fighting the pandemic and now against CCP
MaxWong32132931 Glad to hear this, good job
New Zealand has been refreshing in every sense on the international stage in recent years. Support!!
CCP needs to know that the world is fed up with its aggression and will no longer tolerate. Everyone can resist CCP by refraining from Chinese products, including food, clothings, Huawei, Zoom and TikTok. Decouple from China.
Another dog of America
Great! Hope New Zeland can stand against the Chinese Communist Party in the future. Support Taiwan! Taiwanhelps
free world need to stand up
Well said. True friendship is based on equality.
New Zealand has reported 1,400 cases and 21 deaths Latest updates | cases per million population👇 Covid_19 COVID19
Support New Zealand to standup against the CCP. BoycottChina
Don't give in to the tyranny. Be yourself.
Had to play rugby against a lot of Kiwi’s back in the day. Let’s just say, they’re not exactly easy to intimidate. Don’t take any shit from them guys!
Did homegirl just passively praise China's handling of the virus in Wuhan?
Be a man ! Stand up for yourself and justice !
When coercion doesnt work,the bullying by China begins.Thank you NZ for having the backbone to not kowtow to China as others WHO have.Taiwan is a true friend and model for the world,in more ways than one.The world needs to do all it can to workwith them so that we canall benefit
Fuck China
Better all countries should avoid China otherwise further viruses come from that country ,if anybody interested to receive more viruses ,can do friendship with that country .
Stay strong New Zealand! ChinaLiedPeopleDied ChinaVirus WuhanFlu
China needs to stop trying to intimidate its neighbors and also come to terms with the reality that Taiwan is now a successful vibrant nation with no real cultural connection to the events of 1949.
Taiwan deserves its membership in WHO considering its efforts and efficiency in containing COVID-19. CCP’s threats to the country backing Taiwan is nonsense!
MassimoFaggioli It's hard to have any confidence it a girl prime minister. She always looks like she has no idea what to do.
Support！ we shall never knee down and submit to CCP.
Well done NZ tell the Chinese communist party to piss off.
Taiwan must be held accountable for its FAKE NEWS production and intervention in the US election TrumpLiesPeopleDie
Nice decision. I doubt how many country China can ban if the world stand hand in hand on protecting democracy
China is off the chain
And if you believe there has only been 4000 odd Covid related deaths in China, then you need to give your head a wobble
Supporting 🇳🇿 and 🇹🇼! 🖖
Please, DO NOT give in. For it will benefit nobody but allow China to threat more and more other countries in the future.
The world needs to stand up to China
I see China trying to flex some muscle here. flattrackbully
China is not the China before 101. Do you want to dismember China?
Hay lugar para esto, en este contexto?
Time that the CCP learn that they are not that special.
CCP is the biggest bully in the world. Modern xitler.
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Well New Zealand has made quite a few enemies over the last three years considering their allegiance to the Democrat platform. Don’t come running to America for protection when the shit blows up in your face New Zealand.
It is time that the nations stand up to them. China is so quick to accuse racism against them over the virus yet, this is what they are doing to Taiwan. We must look to Taiwan as an example of how to contain this virus.
So you incite civil war by undermining chinese sovereignty, and still expect 'good bilateral ties' ?
taiwan doesn't believe in china's data on coronavirus, so far they been able to handle the pandemic
It is very reasonable for international organizations to form a consensus in the international community about Taiwan's international status.
China is a plague on the world. Enough with this terrible nation. We created a monster. Its time to take away the power.
Taiwan is a sovereign nation and China should allow this independent nation to prosper.
🇦🇺🇳🇿🇬🇧 aborigines maoris now they talk human rights
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