2 Amendments of Elmar BROK related to 2008/2171(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned at the lack of the rule of law and the lack of basic human rights such as freedom of expression and religious belief; calls on China to respect minority rights, e.g. those of Tibetans and Uighurs; calls on China to abolish the death penalty and the offence of "threatening public security"; asks China to allow unrestricted internet access; while noting some progress, believes that, overall, the cause of human rights in China is not advancing;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the EU and China are becoming more interdependent and that the complexities and importance of EU-China relations require more coordination among the Member States and with the Commission; therefore welcomes the last EU-China Summit and the resulting high- level trade mechanism dialogue of April 2008; reminds China that it must fulfil its obligations arising from international agreements, for example in the area of copyright law and labour law.