26 Amendments of Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ related to 2017/2274(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
– having regard to Human Rights Council 37 - EU Statement - Item 4: Human Rights situation that requires the Council's attention of 13 March 2018,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the 19th EU-China Summit in 2017 advanced a bilateral strategic partnership, which has a global impact, and highlighted joint commitments to addressing common security threats and promoting multilateralism; whereas the EU - China Summits have to be used to bring about concrete results in the field of human rights, namely the release of jailed human rights defenders, lawyers, activists;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the 19th EU-China Summit in 2017 advanced a bilateral strategic partnership, which has a global impact, and highlighted joint commitments to addressing global challenges, such as climate change, common security threats and the promotingon of multilateralism, peacekeeping and peace-building;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that EU outward foreign direct investment in China has steadily decreased since 2012 mainly due to legislative barriers and a lack of reciprocity, while China’s investment in the EU has grown exponentially over the past years: a ten fold increase since the financial crisis and 2015 and another 77% in 2016. In 2016, European investments in China fell by 25%;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, largely unnoticignored in Europe, China has been rapidly and systematically increasing itsthe Chinese leadership has gradually and systematically increased efforts to translate its economic weight into political influence through strategic infrastructure investments and transport links, ands well as strategic communication aimed at influencing European political and economic decision- makers, media, academics and the wider publicuniversities and academic publishers and the wider public in order to shape perceptions about China and build up a positive image for the country, by building up ‘networks’ of supportive European individuals across societies;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the so called 16+1 format between China andon one hand and eleven Central and Eastern European Countries (CEE) and five Balkans countries on the other hand was established in 2012 in the aftermath of the financial crisis and as part of Chinese sub-regional diplomacy; whereas Chinese investments in those countries are wide-ranging to develop large- scale infrastructure projects and strengthen economic and trade cooperation; whereas Chinese investments in those countries, as well as overall in the EU, are wide-ranging and have become a critical feature of EU-China relations;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on China to act on President Xi Jinping’s commitments to further open up the Chinese market to foreign investors and lift restrictions for European companies in various sectors, strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and level the playing field by making China’s market more transparent and better regulated;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the most ambitious foreign policy initiative the country has ever adoptedannounced by President Xi Jinping in 2013 as the "One Belt One Road" and elevated to constitutional rank within the Chinese Communist Party in 2017 is the most ambitious foreign policy initiative the country has ever adopted covering two-thirds of global population and three-fourth of global energy resources; where BRI was further strengthened with the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in 2015; whereas at the 16+1 summit held in late December 2017, China pledged to invest USD 3 billion in infrastructure in the 16 CEE countries as part of the BRI; whereas the Chinese infrastructure projects will create large debts for the European governments to Chinese state-owned banks and few jobs in Europe, and are often awarded without transparent tenders;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the most ambitiousexpansionist foreign policy initiative the country has ever adopted; whereas at the 16+1 summit held in late December 2017, China pledged to invest USD 3 billion in infrastructure in the 16 CEE countries as part of the BRI; whereas the Chinese infrastructure projects will create large debts for the European governments to Chinese state-owned banks and few jobs in Europe, and are often awarded without transparent tenders; whereas BRI is regrettably devoid of any kind of human rights safeguards;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Expresses concern about the nature of Chinese FDI which includes both state and private acquisitions of strategic infrastructures and cutting-edge technological know-how, raising concerns about national security of the EU Member States and the loss of their technological know-how;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Expresses concern that China’s strengthened foothold in key European sectors, including high technology, has created points of influence for Beijing across the continent and among Member States that can challenge Europe’s cohesion and ability to execute a common foreign policy on a number of issues related to security and human rights.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reiterates support for a bilateral investment agreement between the EU and Taiwan; recognizes that Taiwan is not only one of the EU’s major trading partners in East Asia but also a springboard to China for EU businesses, and such an agreement is in the interest of the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to include clear and comprehensive human rights clauses in all EU-China trade and investment agreements; is deeply concerned that China's Belt and Road Initiative devoid any kind of human rights safeguards;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, home to ten million Muslim Uygurs, has rapidly deteriorated in recent years, in particular under the rule and tightened security measures of the current president with the establishment of an extrajudicial detention program holding tens of thousands of people who are forced to receive political 're-education', as well as the development of a sophisticated network of invasive digital surveillance, mass deployment of police, strict restrictions on religious practices, the Uyghur language and customs;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses concern aboutCalls on China to stop the practice of making market access being increasingly conditional on technology transfers, as stated in the EU Chamber of Commerce in China’s 2017 position paper;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reminds that the EU-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is founded on a shared commitment to openness and working together as part of a rules-based international system; stresses that both sides committed to establishing a transparent, just and equitable system of global governance with a central role for the UN in international affairs, sharing the responsibility for promoting peace, prosperity and sustainable development;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance for the EU to robustly act to promote full respect for human rights in the context of its relationship with China, focusing on both immediate results such as release of all political prisoners and medium/long term goals such as legal and policy reforms in line with international human rights law;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Is concerned that the increase in China’s global economic and political weight over the past decade has put the shared commitments at the core of EU- China relations at test; calls therefore on the EU to reassess and reaffirm the principles underlying EU-China relations, as well as to reassert the principles at the core of its own external action which have inspired its creation, including democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for the principles of the UN Charter and international law; reminds that the EU’s engagement with China should be principled, practical and pragmatic, staying true to its interests and values;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that addressing global challenges, such as security, disarmament, non-proliferation, counter- terrorism and cyberspace, cooperation on peace in Africa, climate change, energy, oceans and resource efficiency, global health and development all require genuine partnership between the EU and China; urges that the EU capitalise on China’s commitment to tackling global problems such as climate change and further extend successful cooperation in peacekeeping with China, as one of the biggest contributors to the UN budget and an increasing contributor of troops to UN peacekeeping operations, to other areas of joint interest while promoting multilateralism and a global governance based on respect for international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds that as it continues to grow and integrate into the global economy along its ‘going out’ policy as announced in 2001, China seeks to increase its access to the European market for Chinese goods and services and to technology and know-how in order to support plans such as “Made in China 2025”, and to strengthen its political and diplomatic influence in Europe; stresses that these ambitions have intensified in particular in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis shaping new dynamics in EU-China relations;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Is worried about the increase of Chinese investment activity in recent years overall in the EU with several high- profile deals and acquisitions in particular in the west in high-tech industries and advanced manufacturing, such as industrial machinery and equipment, automotive industry and electronics; calls therefore on all EU member states receiving such investment to protect European interests, in particular in strategic industries and critical or security-sensitive technologies;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Is concerned about the lack of reciprocity and fair competition on issues such as trade and investment in EU- China relations, leading to a highly restricted Chinese market and a much more open European economy; calls therefore on China to open more sectors in its market, such as telecommunications, energy, healthcare and finance, in line with commitments articulated by the Chinese leadership;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Concludes that the Chinese Government has in the BRI found a very effective narrative framework for elements of its foreign policy and that EU public diplomacy efforts need to be strengthened in the light of this development; suggests that data on all Chinese infrastructure investments in EU Member States be shared with the EU and other Member States; recalls that such investments are part of an overall strategy to have Chinese state-controlled or -funded companies take control of supply chains; insists that the BRI must include human rights safeguards which are indispensable part of the EU international trade and investment agreements with third countries;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to pursue a more ambitious, united and transparent policy with regard to human rights in China; insists on maintaining a regular, high-level and result-oriented human rights dialogue; is concerned that the evaluation of human rights dialogues with China have never been public and has never been open to independent groups from China;
Amendment 227 #
11. Urges China to review its policies in Tibet, which far from creating stability are only heightening tensions, as highlighted by the over 150 self- immolations in Tibet since 2009; stresses that the degradation of human rights in Tibet must be systematically raised at each EU-China Summit; calls for the resumption of a constructive dialogue between the Chinese Government and the representatives of the Dalai Lama; urges China to give EU diplomats, journalists and citizens unfettered access to Tibet in reciprocity to the free and open access to the entire territories of the EU Member States that Chinese travellers enjoy; urges the EU Institutions to take the issue of access to Tibet into serious consideration in the discussions on the EU-China visa facilitation agreement;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Reminds that as North Korea’s biggest trade partner and main source of food and energy, China remains of instrumental role in addressing North Korea’s globally threatening provocations together with the international community; welcomes therefore China’s recent inclination to uphold some of the international sanctions against Pyongyang, including suspending coal imports from North Korea and restricting financial activities of North Korean individuals and businesses and trade restrictions in textiles and seafood and welcomes Beijing’s efforts to establish dialogue with Pyongyang; urges the EU to speak with unity on China to play a constructive role on supporting the upcoming Inter-Korean summit as well as the North Korea-US summit with a view to actively assisting with the verifiable denuclearization of North Korea and establishment of permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula;