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István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

– having regard to the EU-China Summit joint statement of 29 June 2015,

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)

– having regard to the EU-China Joint Statement on Climate Change of 29 June 2015,

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31

– having regard to its human rights resolutions of 26 November 2009 on China: minority rights and application of the death penalty14 , of 10 March 2011 on the situation and cultural heritage in Kashgar (Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China)15 , of 5 July 2012 on the forced abortion scandal in China16 , of 12 December 2013 on organ harvesting in China17 , and of 13 March 2014 on EU priorities for the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council18 , __________________ 14 15 16 17 18deleted OJ C 285 E, 21.10.2010, p. 80. OJ C 199 E, 7.7.2012, p. 185. Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0301. Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0603. Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0252.

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 34

– having regard to its previous resolutions on Tibet, in particular those of 25 November 2010 on Tibet: plans to make Chinese the main language of instruction21 , of 27 October 2011 on Tibet, in particular self-immolation by nuns and monks22 and of 14 June 2012 on Tibet: the human rights situation23 , __________________ 21 OJ C 99 E, 3.4.2012, p. 118. 22 OJ C 131 E, 8.5.2013, p. 121. 23 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0257.deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the EU and China; whereas the EU-China Strategic Partnership is of key importance to relations between the EU and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and to finding mutual answers to a range of global concerns, such as global and regional security, the economic crisis, global financial and market regulation, energy security, weapons of mass destruction and nuclear non- proliferation, climate change, the economic and social development of a market economy, the promotion of democracy and human rights and the fight against organised crime, terrorism, as well as in creating a framework to address bilateral concerns between the EU and China;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
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);~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas Europe is China’s first trading partner and the on-going investment agreement negotiations represent one of the most important issues in EU-China bilateral economic and trade relations;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas China is about to become the largest economy and biggest exporter on the global economy and also an important political power; whereas China’s growing assertiveness in foreign policy is a product of its growing interdependence with the outside world;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas the participation of China in all the major global governance institutions provides the EU with a number of avenues to coordinate on issues relevant for the EU-China Strategic Partnership;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas President Xi Jinping launched the ‘Chinese Dream’, which is aimed at revitalising the Chinese nation inside and outside the PRC by strengthening the power monopoly of the CPC, re- ideologising the party, the state and society and increasing the authority of the party leader;deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas President Xi Jinping’s popular anti-corruption campaign has claimed one high-profile victim after another, exposing not only graft, but also the vast fortunes amassed by Chinese leaders and also revealing the infiltration of powerful criminal networks into the political system;deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

~~I. whereas the main terrorist threats originate from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region;~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas China is North Korea’s main political supporter, largest investor, aid donor and trade partner; whereas Chinese experts recently revealed that North Korea may already have 20 nuclear warheads;deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

~~N. whereas in the wake of the Ukraine crisis Russia and China stepped up their mutual relations in an unprecedented way;~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

~~O. whereas the Chinese Government acknowledges the importance and even the universality of human rights, but prefers to present this as an aspiration rather than a binding norm for the present;~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

~~P. whereas the CPC recognises five religions, which are ultimately controlled by the party’s own United Front Work Department;~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas Tibetans express their cultural identity through the Lhakar movement (‘white Wednesday’) by wearing only Tibetan clothes, speaking only Tibetan and eating only Tibetan food each Wednesday;deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the EU and China as a source of inspiration to strengthen the Strategic Partnership; considers that an enhanced and highly developed partnership will be mutually beneficial to both the EU and China;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the importance of the EU- China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in promoting peace, prosperity and sustainable development; calls therefore for the gradual implementation of the EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation based on the principles of mutual respect, trust, equality and mutually beneficial cooperation; suggests that a bilateral review mechanism should be established to monitor recent developments;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Acknowledges the importance deepen dialogues and cooperation in the field of research and innovation as a driver for economic and social development; encourages the expansion of research and innovation funding programmes as well as elaboration of twinning projects;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Reiterates the need to reinforce EU- China cooperation in combating terrorism, illegal migration and transnational crime;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Stresses the need to cooperate in the field of energy in order to tackle jointly the multiple challenges related to energy security and global energy architecture; reminds the critical roles of the EU and China in addressing global climate issues such as climate change and environmental degradation; welcomes in this respect the EU-China Joint Statement on Climate Change and recalls the necessity to cooperate on developing a cost-effective low carbon economy while maintaining robust economic growth;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Underlines the necessity to explore ways of facilitating exchanges for Chinese and EU citizens; calls on the relevant European and Chinese authorities to facilitate tourist flows from China to the EU by harmonising and accelerating procedures for issuing visas for Chinese nationals, particularly in the context of business and conference travel; highlights that this will eventually enhance tourism and transport activities in Europe to the benefit of the European economy; calls for the signing of a mutual visa waiver agreement for diplomatic passport holders;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Notes the importance of people-to- people exchanges, including cooperation in the areas of culture, higher education, youth, multilingualism and gender equality which are vital to deepen mutual understanding, foster innovation and creativity;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3f. Welcomes the deepening of the EU- China Urbanisation Partnership; calls for further cooperation in urban planning and design, public services, green buildings and smart transportation; encourages the launch of new joint programmes involving European and Chinese cities and companies;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
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 coordination at EU level regarding ~~Member States’ membership of the~~the creation of new global governance institutions, such as AIIB;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the high importance of close economic, monetary and financial cooperation; underlines therefore the importance to cooperate with the AIIB in the future, which should complement the existing multilateral financial institutions;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Welcomes the political agreement to improve infrastructure links between the EU and China; welcomes therefore the decision to establish a new Connectivity Platform with the aim of creating a favourable environment for sustainable and inter-operable cross-border infrastructure networks in countries and regions between the EU and China;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Welcomes the progress made so far in the negotiations of an investment agreement; calls to intensify the efforts aiming at the conclusion of an ambitious and comprehensive Investment Agreement including investment protection, market access and fair treatment of companies both in Europe and China; notes that such a comprehensive EU-China Investment Agreement could contribute to envisage broader ambitions in a long term perspective, such as the negotiations and conclusions of a FTA;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines the Chinese interest in strategic infrastructure investments in Europe; ~~concludes, with regard to Beijing's demand for ISDS procedures as an essential element of a BIT, that Brussels should reciprocally demand that provis~~encourages efforts to actively seek synergies in each others' flagship initiatives, namely the Investment Plan for Europe, and The Belt and Road Initiative with a view to develop pragmatic cooperation in varionus befields, included ing th~~e BIT that guarantee better access for and fairer treatment of EU companies on the Chinese market~~rough a possible China-EU co- investment vehicle;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that President Xi Jinping is trying to give a new attractive face to Chinese politics through an attitude of openness and to impress world leaders by projecting both accessibility and powerful self-confidence; points out, however, that President Xi is not the new attractive face of Chinese politics for the country's civil rights activists, lawyers, journalists, bloggers and academics, who find their freedom curbed in a way not seen since decades;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that the EU should offer China its support in overcoming some of the main domestic challenges in the context of the dialogues being part of the EU-China Strategic Partnership;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
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, to discipline bureaucracy and to eliminate rivals inside the CPC;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that the rapid ageing of the Chinese population poses significant risks to the country's prosperity and social stability; notes that the government's policy measures to tackle the issue (gradual relaxation of the one-child policy) have not yet led to a significant rise in the birth rate, mainly for economic reasons;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines the urgency of environmental protection measures, bearing in mind, for example, that in 2014 only eight out of 74 major cities reached the national standard of PM 2.5 air pollution concentrations; warns that the double water crisis (massive pollution combined with increased water usage) could cause major political and social instability; welcomes the fact that under the new environmental protection law local cadres are accountable, also retroactively, for environmental damage caused during their tenure;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Observes that in recent years China's anti-terrorism policy has evolved rapidly from a somewhat reactive ‘defence against terror' approach to a proactive ‘war on terror', along with permanent ‘crisis management' entailing action to an unprecedented extent in affected regions and in society;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Deplores the fact that Xinjiang is caught in a vicious circle, given that, on the one hand, there are violent separatist and extremist groups among the Turkic- speaking Muslim Uyghurs, who do not, however, represent the vast majority, and that, on the other hand, Beijing for the sake of stability is increasingly responding to social unrest with repression, heightening the presence of its security apparatus in the region, alienating many Uyghurs from Beijing and nourishing anti-Han-Chinese sentiments among the Uyghur population;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
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, if this view is perceived as a code word for dividing the Pacific into two spheres of influence, other countries in the region will be greatly concerned;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Emphasises that the recent White Paper on China's military strategy highlights Beijing's intentions to further expand the Chinese navy and extend the range of its operations, shifting from ‘offshore waters defence' to ‘open seas protection'; expects this to increase the current worries of China's neighbours, to create more tensions in the Pacific and Indian Ocean and to endanger Europe's crucial interest in freedom of navigation on the seas;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Considers it regrettable that, contrary to the 2002 Declaration of Conduct, several parties are reclaiming land in the Spratly Islands, and is especially concerned about the massive scale of China's present efforts, which include building military facilities, ports and at least one airstrip; warns against the looming danger of an increased presence of and confrontation between rivalling naval vessels and air patrols in the area;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recalls the necessity of avoiding unilateral provocative actions in the South China Sea and stresses the importance of peaceful settlement of disputes based on international law and with the help of impartial international mediation such as UNCLOS; considers it regrettable that China refuses to acknowledge the jurisdiction of both UNCLOS and the Court of Arbitration; endorses the urgent call by the 26th ASEAN Summit for the speedy adoption of a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
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;~~deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

~~17. Notes that a strong contradiction exists between the official Chinese aspiration to the universality of human rights and the worsening human rights situation;~~deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Criticises the fact that in China freedom of religion is not a right, but a matter for the state, which sets the limits of what is permissible; supports the resistance of Chinese churches against the government's renewed strategy of ‘sinicisation' of Christianity; condemns, in particular, the ongoing anti-Christian campaign in the province of Zhejiang, during which dozens of churches were demolished and more than 400 crosses removed in 2014; shares the concerns of churches about other provinces where there is a strong Christian presence;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Protests against the marginalisation of Tibetan culture by the CPC and urges the Chinese authorities to respect the freedom of expression, association and religion of the Tibetan people;~~deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

István UJHELYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

~~20. Advocates negotiating a bilateral investment agreement between the EU and Taiwan, given that Taiwan is, at regional level, the best gateway and springboard to China for EU businesses;~~deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

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