Activities of Andrius KUBILIUS related to 2021/2037(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A new EU-China strategy (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas China, as stated by the European Council in 2019, is cooperation and negotiation partner, economic competitor and systemic rival to the EU;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas China is increasingly aspiring a more global role, as Chinese President Xi Jinping openly vowed in his report at the 19th Communist Party Congress in 2017 that by 2049 China would become a global leader in terms of composite national strength and international influence;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. Whereas the examples of long- term democracy tradition in Hong Kong and Taiwan demonstrate that democracy is the value for the Chinese people;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recognizes China’s right to pursue its interests and fulfil its potential of global leadership, however, such leadership must be built on respect for universal human rights, democracy and the rule of law, therefore longer-term future development of China towards more authoritarianism or towards democracy will have a significant global impact;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Stresses that the EU and the US have the same strategic long-term geopolitical interest – to ensure that upcoming global leadership of China would not weaken the rules-based liberal world order, therefore the EU and the US must coordinate their policies towards China and concrete measures should be elaborated at a special EU-US Summit on China;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Believes that the EU and the US should elaborate a joint strategy to help China adapt itself to democracy values and norms and by becoming “one nation, one democratic system” country to be welcomed by other democracies in taking up its new role of global leadership;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Stresses that the lifting of countersanctions by China is a necessary and preliminary pre-condition for the scrutiny and ratification of the EU-China Investment Agreement;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. Underlines additional conditions and pre-ratification commitments that should be met before the European Parliament can give its consent to the EU- China Investment Agreement, notably: a) having a timetable for China’s ratification and implementation of key International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions on labour rights and a robust monitoring mechanism, as well as concrete measures or steps towards putting an end to other human rights violations against the Uyghur minority in China; (b) a recommitment by China to uphold its international commitments to Hong Kong under the Sino-British Joint Declaration and Hong Kong’s Basic Law;
Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Stresses urgent need to significantly boost the expert capacity on China in the EEAS and the Commission;
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37 b. Points out the importance of independent studies and research on China in Universities, think tanks, research institutions and schools across EU, free of Chinese financial support or influence, ensuring academic integrity and freedom of speech, therefore calls on EU to develop a program to finance China-related research and language training in the EU;