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Laura McClure: ACT MP on being one of four MPs banned from China after visiting Taiwan
Published 2 weeks, 5 days ago
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An MP facing Chinese sanctions is refusing to apologise for visiting Taiwan.
ACT's Laura McClure has been banned from China for a year, along with NZ First’s David Wilson, Labour’s Duncan Webb, and National’s Maureen Pugh.
The four visited the self-governing island territory last month.
McClure told Heather du Plessis-Allan it's an intimidation tactic – likely to put people off visiting Taiwan, but she hopes that won't happen.
She says Taiwan has long-been an important economic and cultural partner, like China itself.
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