According to them, China’s growing influence poses a threat to global trade, security, and human rights. The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China launched on Friday, comes as the US struggles to assemble a cohesive alliance to take on China’s growing economic and diplomatic influence, reports Bloomberg. The US has been leading foreign governments in condemning Beijing’s move to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong that threatens the city’s autonomy. Several of those nations have faced intense economic or political consequences for crossing China’s strategic ambitions. “The time has come for democratic countries to unite in a common defense of our shared values,” UK lawmaker Smith said on Twitter.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 05, 2020 10:07 UTC