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

Member countries from the Global South were intimidated in an attempt to dissuade them from attending summit, says executive director

China's attempts to stop foreign parliamentarians from attending a summit in Taiwan were massively overstepping" acts of bullying, the organiser has said at the end of the gathering that saw the group - designed to counter China - expand.

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