Winston Peters Responds to China Defamation Threat

Published on May 3, 2024

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters has stood firm on his criticism of former Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s stance on Beijing and the threat of a defamation lawsuit. At the same time, he spoke out on Beijing’s human rights abuses, while acknowledging his country’s dependence on trade with China, in a speech to the NZ China Council. The minister told assembled businesspeople that he was “standing up for the rights and principles of our society” and did not think calling Australia’s former Foreign Minister Bob Carr a “puppet” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had damaged the bilateral relationship....

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