Lawmakers from 8 nations form new alliance to counter China, call Beijing 'threat to global trade, human rights'

Lawmakers from 8 powerful nations have formed an alliance to counter China, calling it a big threat to the global trade, security and human rights. The new Inter-Parliamentary Alliance has been formed by senior lawmakers from eight democracies - US, Germany, UK, Japan, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Norway as well as members of the European Parliament - to counter-balance China’s growing global ambitions.