15 Amendments of Miroslav POCHE related to 2015/2003(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the 17th EU-China Summit, which took place in Brussels on 29 June, 2015, and to the Joint Press Communiqué issued at the conclusion thereof,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
– having regard to the publishing of the second draft of aadoption of the new national security law of 7 May 2015 by thby the Chinese National People’s Congress of 1st July, 2015, and the publishing of the second draft of a new Foreign NGO Management law of 5 May 2015,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the Intended Nationality Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted by China to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 30 June 2015,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, under the current leadership of Communist Party of China (CPC) General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, China has launched a flurry of initiatives, including a strategically important energy deal with Russia, the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and a ‘New Silk Road’ project to integrate China economically with Central Asia and, ultimately, with Europe and Africa;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas China is pressing for statutory investment protection backed by investor- state- dispute settlement (ISDS) procedures during the negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with the EU;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the new White Paper on China’s military strategy postulates that the traditional mentality thatof land outverweighsting sea must be abandoned and that greater importance should be attached to managing the seas and protecting maritime rights and interests;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas in the wake of the Ukraine crisis Russia and China have recently stepped up their mutual relations in an unprecedented way;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas foreign NGOs have been flourishing and playing vital roles for the development of local NGOs and the opening up of China since the reform;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the commitment made by and agreement reached between the EU and China during their 5th High-Level Strategic Dialogue of 5-6 May, 2015 in Beijing, and during the 17th EU-China Summit; supports the over 80 bilateral sectorial dialogues between the EU and China; Expects the Strategic Partnership between the EU and China to promote mutual benefits and responsible participation in the global society;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the importance of people- to-people contact in deepening communication and mutual understanding; encourages, therefore, the programs intended to facilitate mobility between the Union and China; stresses that exchange of experts and students between both sides should be especially promoted;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for EU Member States to speak with one voice to the Chinese Government, particularly in view of Beijing’s present diplomatic dynamism; deplores the lack of profound debate and close coordinationTakes note of Beijing’s present diplomatic dynamism; urges the initiation of profound debate at EU level regarding Member States’ membership of the AIIB;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Observes that, although the targets of the anti- corruption campaign extend to the highest political level, these seem to be limited to the allies of President Xi's main rivals in the CPC; considers that this fierce ongoing anti-corruption campaign is, at the same time, serving to win back popular trust in the CPC, and to discipline bureaucracy and to eliminate rivals inside the CPC;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the rapid ageing of the Chinese population poses significant risks to the country's prosperity and social stability, along with the enlarging gender imbalance and labour shortage, pose significant risks to the country's prosperity and social stability, and are triggering new problems, including human trafficking and illegal adoption; notes that the government's policy measures to tackle the issue (of a gradual relaxation of the one-child policy) have not yet led to a significant rise in the birth rate, mainly for economic reasons;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes the priority given by President Xi's presidency to the relationship with the US, given his proposal for a ‘'new type of major power relationship' between China and the US; stresses that, ife importance to avoid this view isto be perceived as a code word for dividing the Pacific into two spheres of influence, which will greatly concern other countries in the region will be greatly concerned;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Draws Beijing's attention to the indispensable role of the US and the EU with regard to China's modernisation goals, given its support for Putin against the West;