China's foreign ministry spokesman, Lin Jian, calls on lawmakers in the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China(IPAC) to "stop using the Taiwan question to interfere in China's internal affairs.” Lin's comments come after Taiwan's leader Lai Ching-te appealed to the group of lawmakers from more than 20 countries to unite against "authoritarian expansion," saying "a threat from China to any country is a threat to the world." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES