3 Amendments of Vural ÖGER related to 2008/2171(INI)
Amendment 3 #
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1. Welcomes the peaceful rise that has made China a key global player; supports the positive role it plays in several international peace-keeping efforts and in the DPRK 6-party talks; believes that increased global influence and increased responsibility go hand-in-hand; asks that China reconsider its "no-strings" aid to dubious regimes, including as regards arms supplies; believes that some of the world's most intractable problems, such as climate change, poverty, the fight against terrorism and nuclear proliferation, cannot be solved without China;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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3. Is concerned at 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; notes the moratorium on the death penalty and the adoption of a system of mandatory reexamination of all cases by the Supreme Court as steps in the right direction, and 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 17 #
Draft opinion
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4. Is concerned at China's growing military budget; supports the continuation of the arms embargo on China; notes China's very active pursuit of energy security, e.g. in Africa and natural resources, e.g. in Africa; and in this respect welcomes the Commission Communication on "The EU, Africa and China: Towards trilateral dialogue and cooperation"; believes that the EU needs a result-oriented common foreign energy policy and an effective dialogue with China on this;