Dake Kang

2 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Dake Kang

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Dake Kang

Chinese leaders have repeatedly promised not to interfere in the internal affairs of African countries, saying there are “no political strings attached” to its investment. But China has pressured African governments to shun Taiwan or Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, efforts that Neema says appear to be escalating.

2 weeks ago | heraldbulletin.com | Dake Kang

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese diplomats threatened to cancel a summit and called top officials in two African countries to pressure lawmakers to quit an international parliamentary group critical of China, officials from the group told The Associated Press. It's an example of how far China will go to influence politicians overseas, and how that pressure can succeed behind closed doors. kAmx? E96 A2DE J62C[ =2H>2<6CD 7C@> |2=2H: 2?5 v2>3:2 H:E95C6H 7C@> E96 x?E6C\!2C=:2>6?E2CJ p==:2?46 @?

2 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Dake Kang

FILE - Members of the IPAC (Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China) attend its Taipei Summit in Taipei, Taiwan, , July 30, 2024. FILE - Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, right, holds up a map of Taiwan with U.K. Labour Member of Parliament Sarah Champion during a summit of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, or IPAC, a group of hundreds of lawmakers from dozens of countries concerned about how democracies approach Beijing held in Taipei, Taiwan on July 30, 2024.

2 weeks ago | apnews.com | Dake Kang

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese diplomats threatened to cancel a summit and called top officials in two African countries to pressure lawmakers to quit an international parliamentary group critical of China, officials from the group told The Associated Press. It’s an example of how far China will go to influence politicians overseas, and how that pressure can succeed behind closed doors.