8 Amendments of Gabriele ZIMMER related to 2010/2301(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A
Paragraph A
A. whereas China has become an emerging economy registering double-digit growth rates since 1999 and is now, since February 2011, the world’s second largest economy; whereas, at the same time, China is still coping with the challenges which traditionally face every developing countries, particularly in its central provinces;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph B
Paragraph B
B. whereas economic growth in China has lifted half a billion people out of poverty since 1990; whereas, however, a large proportion of the migrant workers in towns and cities and the rural population are still living in poverty;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is aware of the fact that although rapid economic growth in China has created vast wealth, especially for the urban population, it has amplified the disparities between urban areas and rural areas, where 50.3 % of China’s mainland population live, contributing to a process of urbanisation and flight from the land and creating a situation whereby in 2011, for the first time in China's history, more than half the country's population is living in towns and cities;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to continue supporting China in the process of achieving its strategic development goals, but at the same time gradually to move away from traditional development cooperation and aid towards a more commercially oriented relationship with China in the interests of both sides;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission in particular to support China in making its farming industry more productive and thereby reduce the pressure on world agricultural markets;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to raise immediately in the dialogue with China the issue of China's purchases of land in developing countries;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to discuss with the EU's Chinese partners the possible terms of agreements and concessions for the import of commodities from developing countries which would be fair, transparent and promote development; is concerned at the increasing competition for commodities between the EU and China and its detrimental impact on developing countries;