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Beijing slaps travel ban on New Zealand MPs for โ€˜crossing red lineโ€™ with Taiwan visit

Four New Zealand lawmakers who were handed travel bans by Beijing for visiting Taiwan have been accused of crossing a โ€œred lineโ€ by the Chinese embassy in Wellington. The ban โ€“ which covers mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau โ€“ was condemned by the New Zealand and Australian governments, which said they would lodge a formal protest. The party, which visited the island in early May, included three members of the ruling centre-right coalition โ€“ National MP Maureen Pugh, David Wilson from NZ First...