Activities of Hans-Olaf HENKEL related to 2015/2003(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU-China relations (A8-0350/2015 - Bas Belder) DE
Amendments (1)
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
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; condemns the persecution of Falun Gong adherents and the associated harvesting of organs; 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;