China bans New Zealand lawmakers over Taiwan trip

WELLINGTON — Beijing said on Thursday it had barred a group of New Zealand lawmakers from entering China after they visited officials in Taiwan in May, accusing them of interfering in Chinese domestic affairs. New Zealand voiced concern over the barring of the four members of parliament (MPs), who visited as part of a cross-party delegation, noting that its legislators have paid visits to Taiwan for decades. But Beijing’s embassy in New Zealand’s capital Wellington said the del