Lawmakers from 30 countries met in Washington on Tuesday to discuss countering the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) threats to democracy, international order, and human rights.
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) aims to issue a communique on Wednesday outlining its objectives to defend human rights, strengthen democracies, and support Taiwan and Ukraine, Nikkei Asia reported.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), IPAC co-chair, said that legislation has been put forward to provide Taiwan with the equipment and training necessary to defend itself against the CCP’s military threat.
“And I say this to you under the full recognition that I believe there is no way that we get to the end of this decade without something happening, one way or the other, with regards to Taiwan,” Rubio said in his speech….