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US Allies Welcome Biden Plan to Confront China Collectively

Natalie Liu

   WASHINGTON - While running for president, Joe Biden stated that once
   elected, he would take "immediate steps to renew our own democracy and
   alliances," including organizing a global Summit for Democracy during
   his first year in office. [1]Biden's proposal is being welcomed by U.S.
   allies eager to see a stronger, more substantive democratic coalition.

   "I think a community of democracies on a multilateral level would be a
   game changer internationally," Irwin Cotler, former Canadian justice
   minister and attorney general, told audiences tuned in to a policy
   forum organized by a [2]Canadian think tank last week.

   Cotler, who has defended Nelson Mandela, Natan Sharansky and Liu
   Xiaoboas a renowned attorney, serves as a co-chair of the Canadian
   delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), a
   multilateral platform founded last year by lawmakers from around the
   world.

References

   1. https://joebiden.com/americanleadership/
   2. https://youtu.be/8zZN9iAHu04

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