‘Standing Together’: Global Coalition Aims to Push Back Against Beijing’s Influence

Canadian MP Garnett Genuis and former attorney general Irwin Cotler among co-chairs

Former Liberal justice minister and attorney general Irwin Cotler and Conservative MP Garnett Genuis speak after the screening of “The Bleeding Edge” in Ottawa on April 4, 2017. Genuis and Cotler are among co-chairs of the recently formed Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. The Epoch Times

A new global coalition formed by several countries including Canada will endeavour to 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 (IPAC), announced on June 5, is composed of senior politicians from around the world including Canadian MP Garnett Genuis and former Canadian attorney general and justice minister Irwin Cotler.