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Lawmakers in Eight Countries Form New Alliance to Counter China
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The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China was launched Friday
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China says economic and diplomatic expansion poses no threat
Members of the People's Liberation Army honor guards march past the Wumen Gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
Photographer: Qilai Shen/BloombergA group of senior lawmakers from eight democracies including the U.S. have launched a new cross-parliamentary alliance to help counter what they say is the threat China’s growing influence poses to global trade, security and human rights.
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, which launched Friday, comes as the U.S. struggles to muster a cohesive alliance to take on China’s growing economic and diplomatic clout and as it leads foreign governments in condemning Beijing’s move to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong that threatens the city’s autonomy.
