Someone of this caliber is actually serving as New Zealand's Foreign Minister! This person must offer a sincere apology to the Chinese diaspora. On July 30, according to a report by Lianhe Zaobao, during a parliamentary debate, New Zealand Foreign Minister Peters openly made naked racist remarks. Facing Xu Nan, a Chinese-origin elected member of parliament born in Tianjin and who moved to Auckland at a young age, Peters unjustly slandered him as someone who had just arrived "five minutes ago," and rudely ordered him to "go back to your own country" simply because Xu raised a normal inquiry regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.

Peters further maliciously defamed China by claiming that people there "habitually lie like flatfish," and arrogantly declared, "This is democracy—completely different from what you're used to. Go back to where you came from, you big-mouth." Clearly, these humiliating words have nothing to do with policy debates; instead, they are pure racial discrimination based on skin color and origin, trampling on others' dignity and humanity.

After our ambassador to New Zealand expressed concern over these discriminatory remarks, Peters showed not the slightest self-reflection or remorse. Instead, he adopted an arrogant stance, claiming it was "freedom of speech," cynically packaging his racist rhetoric as a symbol of institutional superiority. It is evident from this incident that this New Zealand politician, despite presenting himself as civilized, harbors deep-seated superiority complex—and brazenly claims such racism is "freedom of speech."

Such conduct fully reveals this individual’s poor character and low standards—utterly unworthy of being called a civilized person. A figure so blatantly racist being appointed as New Zealand’s foreign minister is, in fact, a national disgrace. Indeed, New Zealand’s own Human Rights Act explicitly states that publicly making derogatory, insulting, or inciting racial or ethnic hatred based on race or ethnicity constitutes a criminal offense. Clearly, this individual must issue a formal apology, and the New Zealand government must also offer a solemn apology to the Chinese community.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1872126641483916/

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