18 Amendments of Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE related to 2012/2137(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the decision of the European Council of 27 June 1989 which imposed an arms embargo on China,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 a (new)
Citation 27 a (new)
- having regard to the report on 'EU and China: Unbalanced Trade?', adopted by the European Parliament on 20 April 2012,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU-China strategic partnership is of great importance for relations between the EU and China, and this relationship is paramount for finding answers to global concerns, such as global and regional security, nuclear non- proliferation and climate change;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. wWhereas China emphasises social humanshows its preoccupation regarding the economic and social rights (e.g., food, clothes, economic development), while the EU stresses individual humanhas a broader approach to human rights, including and underlining particularly the civil and political rights (e.g., freedom of speech, religion, association);
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. Whereas, although the opening up of the Chinese economy has brought major benefits such as better access to the employment market and a fall in rural unemployment, not all segments of the Chinese population have equally benefited from the economic growth and there are large disparities emerging between urban and rural parts of the country;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. Whereas inequalities in incomes, access to employment, social welfare, health and education between the urban and rural populations constitute a significant cohesion policy challenge for China;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. Whereas there is mounting tension between China and Japan over the disputed Senkaku Islands /Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas China maintains close relations with North Korea, graphically described by Mao Zedong as being ‘as close as lips and teeth’the latter being largely economically dependent on the former;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the relations between China and the USA are the world's most important bilateral ties, in particular owing to the phenomenon of ‘Chinamerica’, or thevery important and hold a strong financial- economic entanglement of Beijing and Washington, but Europe is for China its first trading partner;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas nowhere in the world is China's explosive growth more visible than in Africa, as illustrated by the impressive rise of China's mutual trade volume by 80 % to USD 166.3 billion between 2009 and 2011, according to Chinese statistics;nd Latin America,
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
(f) Calls on Member States to coordinate their foreign policy with China, and refrain from implementing bilateral foreign policy initiatives that can jeopardize the efforts made by the European Union External Action;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the populareconomic legitimacy of the CCP, especially in view of its successful economic policyderived from China's fast and profound development, but shares the criticism of independent Chinese scholars and observers that this legitimacy is seriously threatened by a ‘red aristocracy’ of close family members of former and present party leaders who possess enormous fortunes owing to their political and economic connections, a grave situation which was recently laid bare by thecorruption scandals and lack of transparency, as the scandal surrounding Bo Xilai affair has exposed;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Looks forward to the speedy implementation of the repeated calls ofor democratisation and political reforms inside the CCP by means of an open- minded new party leadershipand democratisation in China; believes that only effective political reforms will curb the semi-independence of high-handed provincial, district and local party bosses, who badly damage the reputation of China's national leadership both internally and externally with their abuses of power, with particular reference to the very costly and endemic cases of corruption;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the increasing contacts between the PRC and Taiwan; notes China's strong wish for reunification with Taiwan; stresses that this political aim is still seriously undermined by Chinese missiles aimed at Taiwan and China's international isolation of Taiwan; expects that China, Taiwan and the EU, in line with its "One China" policy, will respect the free choice of the Taiwanese citizens on the international status of their countryTaiwan;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Admires the courage and the social responsibility of numerous Chinese citizens for defending precious social and human rights in their country, but denounces the tragic state of affairs whereby several of them are being officially persecuted and punished for their efforts to correct well-known social dangers/criminal acts such as corruption, abuse of office, environmental damage, AIDS infection, food poisoning, construction fraud concerning schools, illegal land and property expropriation, often committed by local party authorities; urges the Chinese leadership to encourage civil responsibility for observing social human rights and to rehabilitate officially persecuted and punished defenders of these rights; also expects a responsible Chinese leadership to comply strictly with individual human rights;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
(e) Calls on China to comply with minimum social standards; stresses that observance of human rights, in all their complexity, is essential in the cooperation between the EU and China; underlines the importance of compliance with, and a rapid implementation of all rules of the International Labour Organisation and the World Trade Organisation, including the right to freely form independent trade unions; supports the pursuit of decent pay and working conditions; calls for mutual respect for labour legislation, especially the prevention of illegal forms of labour such as child labour and prison labour; notes the improvements made by the Chinese government regarding better conditions for employees, yet observes that workers' rights are not always respected due to poor enforcement of labour laws and employers frequently failing to comply with environmental, health and safety standards, which thus leads to dangerous work environments; calls for a thorough improvement of the legislation concerned;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Observes that the new American strategy of ‘rebalance’ or ‘pivot’ towards Asia is perceived as a threat by the Chinese leadership; encourages China and the USA to avoid tensions and an arms race in the Pacific; urges China to honour America's vital interest in ensuringe freedom of circulation on the seas;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on China and the European Union to continue to work together and develop a relationship based on trust, in order to prepare the ground for a review of the decision of the European Council of 27 June 1989;