International relations'CANZUK' alliance idea makes waves with Indo-Pacific in flux
Assertive China and unpredictable US revive calls for tight-knit 'Anglosphere'
Commonwealth flags in London: Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. share a common language and democratic norms, though this does not guarantee smooth sailing toward closer ties. © Getty Images
KATERINA ANG, Contributing writer
September 4, 2020 20:01 JST
SINGAPORE -- When the clampdown on Hong Kong's anti-Beijing protesters intensified in June, the chairs of the foreign affairs committees of the Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and U.K. legislatures wrote to the United Nations secretary general asking for an envoy to monitor human rights in the Chinese city.