2 Amendments of David McALLISTER related to 2015/2003(INI)
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
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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,cademics and other representatives of the civil society who find their freedom curbed in a way not seen since decades;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
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17. Notes that a strong contradiction exists between the official Chinese aspiration to the universality of human rights and the worsening human rights situation; is deeply worried that more than 100 human rights lawyers and activists have been detained or questioned by Chinese police; calls on the Chinese authorities to release those in custody and to ensure that they can exercise their profession without hindrance;