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London: What does the chair of the Australian Parliament's intelligence committee have in common with a German Greens MP, a former Japanese defence minister and a former Liberal Canadian attorney-general?
The answer is China.
EXCLUSIVEWORLDEUROPECHINA RELATIONS
MPs from eight countries form new global coalition to counter China
By Latika BourkeJune 5, 2020 — 9.00am
London: What does the chair of the Australian Parliament's intelligence committee have in common with a German Greens MP, a former Japanese defence minister and a former Liberal Canadian attorney-general?
The answer is China.
Australian MPs, Liberal Andrew Hastie and Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching (top left) are co-chairing the Australian branch of the inter-parliamentary Alliance on China, formed by former UK Tory party leader Iain Duncan Smith (second left on the bottom). MPs from eight countries and the European Parliament are joining forces, demanding their governments take a stronger and coordinated stance on China.
Photo: Supplied
A group of 19 MPs from eight countries and the European Parliament, representing a swathe of parties from across the political spectrum have announced a new international coalition of legislators who want their governments to take a tougher and collective stance towards China.
The founder of the group — former Tory party leader Iain Duncan Smith — said the business community should also take notice of the new international coalition of legislators, singling out HSBC bank for its "appalling" backing of China's new security law cracking down on Hong Kong.
"They will be in the firing line," Duncan Smith told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.[/b][/b][/b]
The answer is China.
EXCLUSIVEWORLDEUROPECHINA RELATIONS
MPs from eight countries form new global coalition to counter China
By Latika BourkeJune 5, 2020 — 9.00am
London: What does the chair of the Australian Parliament's intelligence committee have in common with a German Greens MP, a former Japanese defence minister and a former Liberal Canadian attorney-general?
The answer is China.
Australian MPs, Liberal Andrew Hastie and Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching (top left) are co-chairing the Australian branch of the inter-parliamentary Alliance on China, formed by former UK Tory party leader Iain Duncan Smith (second left on the bottom). MPs from eight countries and the European Parliament are joining forces, demanding their governments take a stronger and coordinated stance on China.
Photo: Supplied
A group of 19 MPs from eight countries and the European Parliament, representing a swathe of parties from across the political spectrum have announced a new international coalition of legislators who want their governments to take a tougher and collective stance towards China.
The founder of the group — former Tory party leader Iain Duncan Smith — said the business community should also take notice of the new international coalition of legislators, singling out HSBC bank for its "appalling" backing of China's new security law cracking down on Hong Kong.
"They will be in the firing line," Duncan Smith told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.[/b][/b][/b]