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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | AFET | GRAÇA MOURA Vasco (PPE-DE) | |
Opinion | ITRE | WESTENDORP Y CABEZA Carlos (PSE) | |
Opinion | LIBE |
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2003/05/29
Final act published in Official Journal
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2002/04/11
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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T5-0179/2002
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The European Parliament adopted a resolution on China drafted by Vasco GRACA MOURA (EPP-ED, Portugal). (Please refer to the document dated 26/02/02.) Parliament pointed out that, whilst WTO accession marks a major development with China's relations with the rest of the world, the next few years will test the regime's capacity to adapt to a changing world on its own doorstep. Economic porgress can only succeed in tandem with social and political progress. China must show that it is able to deal with the social and labour problems that will arise as a result of WTO accession. In the longer term, the US, the EU, Japan and other industrialised countries, working together with China, will have to develop programmes in the rural and disadvantaged areas, outside the booming cities, to combat increasing inequalities and create educational opportunities for the majority of the Chinese population who live there. China's potential rests with a vast territory and a population where only the inhabitants of the richest areas located along the coast form a market, both characteristics of a continental economy driven by internal demand. There is, accordingly, a need for China to build up efficient internal cohesion policies. On Taiwan, Parliament felt that the participation of the latter in ASEM could be a step forward as to the resumption of a genuine dialogue between Beijing and Taipei with a view to developing cross-Straits relations. On Tibet, members share the concern of the Dalai Lama on the systematic destruction of the Tibetan environment, traditions, culture and religion, at the worsening political situation of the Tibetan people and the deteriorating human rights situation. China should halt the controversial plan of large-scale immigration to Tibet with regard particularly to the 20000 people who are due to move to the Dulan region of Quinghai province. Negotiations without preconditions should be resumed with the Dalai Lama with a view to defining a statute of full autonomy for Tibet, with the only exceptions being foreign and defence policy.�
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T5-0179/2002
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- 2002/04/10 Debate in Parliament
- 2002/02/26 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2001/05/15
Non-legislative basic document published
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COM(2001)0265
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PURPOSE : to present a communication on the Implementation of the 1998 Communication and Future Steps for a more Effective EU Policy. CONTENT : The Communication suggests ways of developing EU-China relations by defining concrete and practical short and medium term action points for EU policy to progress more effectively towards the long term aims defined in 1998. Action points are intended to be as operational as possible. They should help set the agenda for focussed EU-China relations. Key suggestions include: 1) Engaging China further in the international community through a continued strengthening of the political dialogue by: - ensuring greater coherence and continuity in scheduling agreed talks at all levels, - targeted reinforcement of the expert level dialogue on specific issues of particular interest, - a commitment to ensure a better preparation of, and a link between, the dialogue at all levels, - better integration of interrelated global issues, and the consideration of producing occasional joint EU-China texts on issues of common concern in the margins of Summit meetings, - codifying the framework for the EU-China political dialogue. 2) Supporting China's transition to an open society through: - a more focussed and results-oriented human rights dialogue, taking full account of the conclusions of the January 2001 General Affairs Council; - working with China to support relevant reforms under way; - implementing and preparing human rights-related assistance programmes in support of the rule of law and legal reform, economic, social, cultural as well as civil and political rights, and democracy; - programming and identifying new areas for EU assistance, such as the prevention of torture. 3) Integrating China further in the world economy through: - the finalisation of China's WTO accession, - close monitoring of the correct implementation of China's WTO commitments, - implementing EU assistance programmes to make WTO accession a success, - strengthening existing sectoral dialogues and agreements in key areas (information society, environment, energy, science and technology) and develop new ones (enterprise policy, industrial standards and certification, customs, maritime transport, securities and competition policy), - strengthening EU-China business-to-business dialogue, - reinforcing efforts to deal with bilateral trade disputes. 4) Making better use of EU co-operation programmes with China by: - reinforced long-term programming, - agreeing on a Country Strategy Paper, - focussing EC assistance activities in three main areas: promotion of sustainable development, encouragement of good governance initiatives and promotion of the rule of law, and support for economic and social reform with a view to supporting the efforts by China to ensure regional and social cohesion, the fight against poverty and the promotion of equal rights between men and women. 5) Raising the EU's profile in China by strengthening all aspectsof EU information policy vis-à-vis China. The action points proposed are not exhaustive. They are intended as pointers for what could be undertaken over the coming years, building on what has been achieved so far.�
- DG ['External Relations'],
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COM(2001)0265
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2001/03/15
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2000/09/08
Non-legislative basic document published
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COM(2000)0552
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PURPOSE : to present a report on the implementation of the communication "Building a Comprehensive Partnership with China" CONTENT : on 25 March 1998, the Commission adopted this communication aiming in particular to engage China further in the international community and to support China's transition to an open society and to integrate China further into the global economy. To achieve these aims, the Commission hoped, inter alia, to upgrade the political dialogue, encourage China's interest in ASEM and Asian regional issues, and strike the right terms for China's accession to the WTO. The Commission would also use the EU's experience and expertise to add value in assisting China's reform process, and to add human rights, the environment and sustainable development to the agenda. Since the Communication was adopted, the EU-China relationship has greatly intensified. The first annual EU-China summits in 1998 and 1999 laid the groundwork for a more broadly based political dialogue. At the same time, an increasing succession of meetings and dialogues at all levels, and in numerous areas of concern both to the EU and to China, improved communication and promoted mutual understanding. The agenda dialogue has been expanded to include regional security, economic and trade issues, and human rights. This could be broadened further, as noted in the 1998 Communication, to include other global issues such as illegal immigration and eventually drug-trafficking, money laundering and organised crime. On 19 May 2000, the EU and China signed a Bilateral Agreement, paving the way for China's accession to the World Trading Organisation (WT0). Once China joins the WTO, a key challenge for the EU will be to develop mutually acceptable methods to monitor and assist with China's compliance with its WTO commitments. The EU will also continue to address remaining market access barriers. The EU's Co-operation Programme with China has expanded steadily and now largely focuses on supporting sustainable development to assist China's overall reform process. The Programme's priorities and contents will be reviewed in order to keep up with the pace of constant change, as well as to improve the impact and visibility of EU assistance to China. Because of the magnitude of the challenges China faces, the Commission will also need to define further those areas that can benefit most from EU co-operation. It is clear, however, that the priorities will include socio-economic reform, human resources development, education, the environment, the promotion of human rights and the rule of law. The Commission's efforts will concentrate on sustainable development projects in the agreed priority areas, but the EU will continue to be flexible and ready to adapt to new challenges and changing situations, as and when they occur. In line with agreed EU policy on global poverty reduction, the Commission will also continue to bear in mind, when formulating new co-operation projects, that 11.5% of China's population still live in absolute poverty - with an income of less than USD 1.00 per day. In accordance with the recently adopted European Community Development Policy, the EU will also improve delivery and better implementation of agreed projects. The time is now ripe to explore whether the dialogue into thoseareas where, as foreseen in the 1998 Communication, both the EU and China have an interest in exchanging views and working together can be broadened. These areas should include, for example, the fight against illegal drug trafficking, organised crime, money-laundering and illegal immigration. These issues of global importance have long been of concern to the EU. They will be of increasing concern to China, particularly as Chinese leaders fully realise the challenges these issues pose to social stability. Some of these issues could, after exploratory talks with Member States, be included on the agenda of forthcoming sessions of the EU-China political dialogue, including the next EU-China Summit, scheduled to take place on 23 October 2000.�
- DG ['External Relations'],
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COM(2000)0552
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2000)0552
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2001)0265
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A5-0076/2002
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0179/2002
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