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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Helen Davidson in Taipei

China used ‘shocking’ bullying tactics ahead of Taiwan Ipac meeting, organiser says

Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, delivers a speech at the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China in Taipei, on Tuesday
Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, delivers a speech at the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China in Taipei, on Tuesday. Photograph: Daniel Ceng/EPA

China’s attempts to stop foreign parliamentarians from attending a meeting in Taiwan were “massively overstepping” acts of bullying, the organiser has said at the end of the gathering at which the group designed to counter China expanded.

The Inter-parliamentary Alliance on China (Ipac) held its fourth annual “summit” in Taipei this week, attended by about 50 parliamentarians from 23 countries.

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