Chinese Diplomats Threaten Africa Summit
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Beijing ups diplomatic pressure on Africa as the US pulls back
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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 .
In the past year , lawmakers from Malawi and Gambia withdrew from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China .
It's an example of how far China will go to influence politicians overseas, and how pressure can succeed behind closed doors.
Critics say China strikes secretive, sometimes corrupt deals with African leaders that mainly benefit Chinese companies and workers.
China has pressured African governments to shun Taiwan or Tibet ’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
Experts say the pressure against the IPAC members is unusual, especially in Africa .
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