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Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

– having regard to the 17th EU-China Summit, which took place in Brussels on 29 June 2015, and to the joint statement ‘The way forward after forty years of EU- China cooperation’ issued at the conclusion thereof,

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9

~~– having regard to the Commission communication of 24 October 2006 to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘EU – China: Closer partners, growing responsibilities’ (COM(2006)0631),~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18

~~– having regard to the establishment in February 2012 of the EU-China High- Level People-to-People Dialogue, which accommodates all EU-China joint initiatives in this field,~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19

– having regard to the scientific and technological cooperation agreement between the EC and China, which entered into force in 20002 and the Science and Technology Partnership Agreement signed on 20 May 2009, __________________ 2deleted OJ L 6, 11.1.2000, p. 40.

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20

~~– having regard to the EU-China Partnership on Climate Change agreed, and the Joint Declaration on Climate Change issued, at the 8th EU-China Summit in September 2005,~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21

~~– having regard to the EU-China Joint Declaration on Energy Security made in Brussels on 3 May 2012, and the Energy Dialogue between the EC and China,~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22

~~– having regard to the China-EU Round Tables,~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23

– having regard to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which took place from 8 to 14 November 2012, and to the leadership changes in the Politburo Standing Committee as decided at that congress,deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29

– having regard to its recent resolutions on China, in particular those of 23 May 2012 on EU and China: Unbalanced Trade?3 , of 2 February 2012 on the EU foreign policy towards the BRICS and other emerging powers: objectives and strategies4 , of 14 March 2013 on nuclear threats and human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea5 , of 17 April 2014 on the situation in North Korea6 , of 5 February 2014 of 2030 framework for climate and energy policies7 , and of 3 March 2015 on the Annual Report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)8 , __________________ 3 4 5 6 7 8deleted OJ C 264 E, 13.9.2013, p. 33. OJ C 239 E, 20.8.2013, p. 1. Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0096. Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0462. Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0094. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0075.

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 30

– having regard to its resolutions of 7 September 2006 on EU-China relations9 , of 5 February 2009 on trade and economic relations with China10 , of 14 March 2013 on EU-China relations11 , of 9 October 2013 on the EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement12 , and of 9 October 2013 on EU-Taiwan trade relations13 , __________________ 9 OJ C 305 E, 14.12.2006, p. 219. 10 OJ C 67 E, 18.3.2010, p. 132. 11 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0097. 12 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0411. 13 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0412.deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31

– having regard to its human rights resolutions of 26 November 2009 on China: minority rights and application of the death penalty14 , of 10 March 2011 on the situation and cultural heritage in Kashgar (Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China)15 , of 5 July 2012 on the forced abortion scandal in China16 , of 12 December 2013 on organ harvesting in China17 , and of 13 March 2014 on EU priorities for the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council18 , __________________ 14 OJ C 285 E, 21.10.2010, p. 80. 15 OJ C 199 E, 7.7.2012, p. 185. 16 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0301. 17 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0603. 18 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0252.deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 32

– having regard to the EU arms embargo introduced after the Tiananmen crackdown of June 1989, as supported by Parliament in its resolution of 2 February 2006 on the annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of CFSP19 , __________________ 19deleted OJ C 288 E, 25.11.2006, p. 59.

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 33

~~– having regard to its resolution of 7 July 2005 on relations between the EU, China and Taiwan and security in the Far East20 , __________________ 20 OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 471.~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 34

~~– having regard to its previous resolutions on Tibet, in particular those of 25 November 2010 on Tibet: plans to make Chinese the main language of instruction2~~deleted OJ C 99 E, 3.4.2012, p. 118. OJ C 131 E, ~~of 27 October 2011 on Tibet, in particular self-immolation by nuns and monks22 and of 14 June 2012 on Tibet: the human rights situation23 , __________________ 21 22 23~~8.5.2013, p. 121. Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0257.

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, under the current leadership of Communist Party of China (CPC) General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, China has launched a flurry of initiatives, including a strategically important energy deal with Russia, the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and ~~a ‘New Silk Road’ project to integrate China economically with Central Asia and, ultimately, with Europe and Africa~~the ‘One Belt One Road’ project;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas China ~~is pressing for statutory investment protection backed by investor- state-dispute settlement (ISDS) procedures during~~and the EU launched the negotiations onf a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) in 2013;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas President Xi Jinping launched the ‘Chinese Dream’, which is aimed at revitalising the Chinese nation inside and outside the PRC by strengthening the power monopoly of the CPC, re- ideologising the party, the state and society and increasing the authority of the party leader;deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas President Xi Jinping’s popular anti-corruption campaign has claimed one high-profile victim after another, exposing not only graft, but also the vast fortunes amassed by Chinese leaders and also revealing the infiltration of powerful criminal networks into the political system;deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

~~F. whereas China’s family planning policy has caused a rapid ageing process among the population since the 1980s, with over 200 million citizens now over 60 years old;~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

~~I. whereas the main terrorist threats originate from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region;~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

~~J. whereas the new Chinese leadership considers the rise of the PRC as an irreversible fact resulting in a shift from ‘responsive diplomacy’ to ‘proactive diplomacy’;~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas, in a 2002 Declaration of Conduct, China and the ASEAN countries ~~signified their willingness~~promised to create conditions for ‘a peaceful and durable solution’ in the South China Sea;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

~~N. whereas in the wake of the Ukraine crisis Russia and China stepped up their mutual relations in an unprecedented way;~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas the Chinese Government acknowledges the importance and even the universality of human rights, but prefers to present this as an aspiration rather than a binding ~~norm for the present~~principle enshrined in China’s constitution;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

~~P. whereas the CPC recognises five religions, which are ultimately controlled by the party’s own United Front Work Department;~~deleted

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the EU and China as a source of inspiration to strengthen the Strategic Partnership as confirmed at the 17th EU-China summit of 29 June 2015;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need for EU Member States to speak with one voice to the Chinese Government, particularly in view of Beijing’s present diplomatic dynamism; deplores the lack of profound debate and close coordination at EU level regarding Member States’ membership of the AIIB; calls on the Commission to present to the European Parliament an annual report regarding the development of EU-China relations;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Urges the Council and the Commission to engage China further through constructive dialogue at encouraging China’s transition to the rule of law and the respect for human rights and supporting its integration in the world economy;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

3b. Takes note, in this regard, of the launch of ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative aimed at constructing major energy and communication links across Central, West and South Asia as far as Europe; believes that given the geostrategic relevance of this initiative it should be pursued in a multilateral way; believes that it is of the utmost importance to develop synergies and projects in full transparency and with the involvement of all the stakeholders;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Recognises a stronger role for China in multilateral financial institutions that better reflects the size of its economy; considers the recently founded AIIB an opportunity for China to engage as a responsible actor in the multilateral order; encourages the new institution to depart from the past mistakes of privileging the financing of grandiose infrastructure projects and to prioritise instead technical assistance and access to global knowledge, while balancing environmental, social, and development priorities;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Acknowledges the challenge of putting China’s economy on a truly sustainable path in the framework of the New Normal; believes that a more prominent participation of China in international economic organizations, such as the IMF, could positively contribute to more sustainable and balanced Chinese and global economies as well as the reform of those organizations; urges the Chinese authorities to provide reliable statistics and improve transparency on the status of the economy;

2015/09/22
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines the Chinese interest in strategic infrastructure investments in Europe; concludes, with regard to Beijing's demand for ISDS procedures as an essential element of a BIT, that Brussels should reciprocally demand that provisions be included in the BIT thatNotes the steady increase of Chinese investment in Europe that reached USD 18 billion in 2014; calls for a fully-fledged sustainable development chapter to be included in the BIT, which provides for binding commitments with respect to ILO core labour standards and key Multilateral Environmental Agreements, as well as for strong provisions on corporate social responsibility and responsible business conduct, a civil society monitoring body and a novel dispute settlement mechanism; requests that the market access provisions of the agreement should guarantee better access for and fairer treatment of EU companies on the Chinese market;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that President Xi Jinping is trying to give a new attractive face to Chinese politics through an attitude of openness and to impress world leaders by projecting both accessibility and powerful self-confidence; points out, however, that President Xi is not the new attractive face of Chinese politics for the country's civil rights activists, lawyers, journalists, bloggers and academics, who find their freedom curbed in a way not seen since decades;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Expresses its deep concern at the draft Overseas NGO Management Law, which is under discussion at the National's People Congress, as it would further shrink the space for Chinese civil society and severely restrict freedom of association and expression in the country; calls on the Chinese authorities to substantially revise this law in order to bring it in line with international human rights standards;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Observes that, although the targets of the anti-corruption campaign extend to the highest political level, these seem to be limited to the allies of President Xi's main rivals in the CPC; considers that this fierce ongoing anti-corruption campaign is, at the same time, serving to win back popular trust in the CPC, to discipline bureaucracy and to eliminate rivals inside the CPC;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Expresses its deep concern at the chemical disaster that occurred in Tianjin in August; calls on the Chinese government to raise safety and environmental standards of hazardous productions bringing them in line with China's own laws in the first place;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that the rapid ageing of the Chinese population poses significant risks to the country's prosperity and social stability; notes that the government's policy measures to tackle the issue (gradual relaxation of the one-child policy) have not yet led to a significant rise in the birth rate, mainly for economic reasons;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Underlines the urgency of environmental protection measures~~Highlights the costs of environmental degradation and hopes that the next Five- year Plan, will make the environment a priority; underlines the urgency of a comprehensive and effective environmental policy aimed also at strengthening the sustainable use of natural resources , bearing in mind, for example, that in 2014 only eight out of 74 major cities reached the national standard of PM 2.5 air pollution concentrations~~; warn~~ and that the costs of China's environmental degradation are felt beyond its borders; stresses that the double water crisis (massive pollution combined with increased water usage) could cause major political and social instability; reminds the Chinese authorities of the global environmental impact of China's energy and industrial policy and welcomes the fact that under the new environmental protection law local cadres are accountable, also retroactively, for environmental damage caused during their tenure; urges both national and local authorities to constructively and actively involve environmental organisations and grassroot movements as regards the monitoring, the implementation and the enforcement of China's environmental policies and initiatives;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Observes that in recent years China's anti-terrorism policy has evolved rapidly from a somewhat reactive ‘'defence against terror' approach to a proactive ‘'war on terror', along with permanent ‘'crisis management' entailing action to an unprecedented extent in affected regions and in society; expresses its concern, in this respect, about the draft law on counter-terrorism, currently under discussion in China, which should not allow human rights abuses in the name of security and the fight against terrorism; calls on China to review the broad and vague language of its draft counter- terrorism law with regard to the definitions of terrorism and terrorist activities;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Deplores~~Warns against the fact that Xinjiang is getting caught in a vicious circle, given that, on the one hand, there are violent separatist and extremist groups among the Turkic- speaking Muslim Uyghurs, who do not, however, represent the vast majority, and that, on the other hand, Beijing for the sake of stability is increasingly responding to social unrest with repression, heightening the presence of its security apparatus in the region, alienating many Uyghurs from Beijing and nourishing anti-Han-Chinese sentiments among the Uyghur population of violence, with destabilising effects far beyond Xinjang;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Expresses its sympathy and solidarity with the people of Hong Kong in support of democratic reforms; highlights that Hong Kong's autonomy is guaranteed by the Basic Law; holds that the introduction of a fully-fledged universal suffrage in the Special Administrative Region is fully compatible with the "One country two systems" principle;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes that President Xi Jinping's Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation, which foresees a stronger and more pro- active role for China in the world, calls for a commensurate EU strategy towards Asia within a transatlantic context; stresses that China's rise as a global power requires a reconsideration of Europe's strategic priorities in its relations with China as a matter of urgency;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes the priority given by President Xi's presidency to the relationship with the US, given his proposal for a ‘new type of major power relationship' between China and the US; stresses that, if this view is perceived as a code word for dividing the Pacific into two spheres of influence, other countries in the region will be greatly concerned;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Emphasises that the recent White Paper on China's military strategy highlights Beijing's intentions to further expand the Chinese navy and extend the range of its operations, shifting from ‘offshore waters defence' to ‘open seas protection'; expects this to increase the current worries of China's neighbours, to create more tensions in the Pacific and Indian Ocean and to endanger Europe's crucial interest in freedom of navigation on the seas causing increasing concerns over regional security and stability;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Considers it regrettable that, contrary to the 2002 Declaration of Conduct, several parties are reclaiming land in the Spratly Islands, and is especially concerned about the massive scale of China's present efforts, which include building military facilities, ports and at least one airstrip; warns against the looming danger of an increased presence of and confrontation between rivalling naval vessels and air patrols in the area;deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Endorses the proposal to the government of China and Asean to initiate a multi-agency consultation framework among China and other South China sea littoral states including agencies with authority over foreign affairs, defence, maritime law enforcement, fishery regulations and search and rescue in order to clarify misunderstandings that could originate from differences in maritime laws, seek opportunities for confidence-building and look for ways of sustainable joint management of natural resources; welcomes, in this respect, the agreement reached recently between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to speed up consultations on a Code of Conduct for the disputes in the South China Sea;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

~~16. Draws Beijing's attention to the indispensable role of the US and the EU with regard to China's modernisation goals, given its support for Putin against the West;~~deleted

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Notes that a strong contradiction exists between the basic principles of the Constitution of the People's republic of China along with the official Chinese aspiration to the universality of human rights and the worsening human rights situation; notes, furthermore, that the degradation of the human rights situation in China has increased since Xi Jinping assumed power limiting the space for expression and peaceful advocacy for civil society even further; is concerned about the three draft laws set to be adopted in 2015 – the counter-terrorism, the national security and the NGO laws;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Looks forward to the next meeting of the EU-China Human Rights dialogue scheduled for November and calls for a better preparation with the involvement of all the main stakeholders; regrets that the previous meetings did not bring substantial results; urges the Council and the EEAS to mainstream human rights issues in bilateral relations;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. remains concerned at the persisting severe restrictions on freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion as well on the activities of human rights organizations;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Criticises the fact that in China freedom of religion is not a right, but a matter for the state, which sets the limits of what is permissible; supports the resistance of Chinese churches against the government's renewed strategy of ‘sinicisation' of Christianity; condemns, in particular, the ongoing anti-Christian campaign in the province of Zhejiang, during which dozens of churches were demolished and mReiterates its call on China to ratify and implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and calls fore th~~an 400 crosses removed in 2014; shares the concerns of churches about o~~e release of all ther p~~rovinces where there is a strong Christian presence~~olitical prisoners;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Protests against the marginalisation of~~Calls upon China to protect the Tibetan culture ~~by the CPC~~ and urges the Chinese authorities to respect the freedom of expression, association and religion of the Tibetan people;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Advocates negotiating a bilateral investment agreement between the EU and Taiwan~~, given that Taiwan is, at regional level, the best gateway and springboard to China for EU businesses~~;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Welcomes the progress and the improved climate of confidence in cross- strait relations during the last years; takes the view that a gradual demilitarization of the region would further facilitate the rapprochement of the parties;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the EEAS, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the accession and candidate countries, the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese National People's Congress~~, the Taiwanese Government and the Taiwanese Legislative Yuan~~.

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

55 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2015/2003(INI)

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