FM on demonstrator's harassment of Chinese delegation in NZ
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A spokesman of Chinese Foreign Ministry made remarks on Saturday on a demonstrator's harassment of a Chinese delegation outside New Zealand's parliament building on Friday.
At the invitation of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping paid an official visit to New Zealand starting on June 17. He was warmly welcomed and well received by the government and people of New Zealand. The visit yielded positive results.
When the delegation arrived at the entrance of the parliament building in Wellington Friday noon, it was hostilely harassed by a New Zealand demonstrator within close distance.
The demonstrator's behavior posed a threat to the security and dignity of the delegation, and far exceeded the boundaries of the freedom of speech and freedom of assembly.
Such an attempt to spoil the atmosphere of Xi's visit and damage the Sino-New Zealand relationship is doomed to fail. It also runs against the common wish of both Chinese people and New Zealanders to enhance bilateral friendship, he added.
New Zealand has apologized to the Chinese side for the incident.
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