US Lawmakers Seek Transparency in China’s Influence Within Inter-American Development Bank

US Lawmakers Seek Transparency in China’s Influence Within Inter-American Development Bank
Senator Bill Hagerty on Capitol Hill on June 23, 2021. Sarah Silbiger-Pool/Getty Images
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On July 25, four U.S. senators introduced bipartisan legislation meant to clear the mist surrounding China’s covert use of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to exert influence over governments in other countries.

The IDB Transparency Act will require the U.S. Department of Treasury to clarify the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) “malign influence” within the financial institution.
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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