Cullen compares NZ journalist to David Irving

The Greens raised in Parliament yesterday the case of Capital Chinese News editor Nick Wang, who had been denied a visa to cover the signing of the China FTA by Helen Clark.

Wang is a critic of China’s policies, and in a shameful display last year was evicted from a press conference hosted by Cullen, after Chinese authorities objected to his presence.

If the Government is willing to let China dictate policy for press conferences in NZ, I suppose it is no surprise they will not object to China setting policy for press conferences in China. Still – would have been nice to at least stand up for the Kiwi journalist.

But instead Dr Cullen says this:

Cullen said: “No New Zealand citizen has a right to enter China. China, like every other country, reserves the right to withhold entry across its own borders.

“New Zealand does exactly the same thing, and indeed this Government … declined to give a visa for the entry into New Zealand of David Irving in the past.”

David Irving is a vile holocaust denier. The comparison of Nick Wang to David Irving is appalling.