Preparatory phase in Parliament
2017/2274(INI) State of EU-China relations
Legal Basis RoP 052
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | AFET | BELDER Bas (ECR) | PITERA Julia (EPP), LEINEN Jo (S&D), VAN BAALEN Johannes Cornelis (ALDE), SCHOLZ Helmut (GUE/NGL), BÜTIKOFER Reinhard (Verts/ALE), CASTALDO Fabio Massimo (EFD) |
| Opinion | ENVI | ECK Stefan (GUE/NGL) | |
| Opinion | INTA | WINKLER Iuliu (EPP) |
Legal Basis RoP 052
Subjects
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2018/09/10
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
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| 416 |
2017/2274(INI)
2018/03/08
ENVI
45 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Citation 1 a (new) – having regard to the ‘Environmental Protection Tax Law’ promulgated by the National People’s Congress in December 2016, which came into effect on January 1, 2018;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Welcomes the efforts of the EU and China to formulate a joint statement on climate action during the EU-China Summit in June 2017; calls on both to adopt this joint statement in a timely manner to demonstrate the shared commitment to a strong implementation of the Paris Agreement and an active participation in the 2018 Talanoa Dialogue as well as at COP24; encourages the EU and China to take a responsible role in international negotiations by contributing to the objective to limit global warming through their respective internal climate policies as well as by financial contributions to reach the goal of providing USD 100 billion annually by 2020 for mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Strongly welcomes the launch of the nationwide emission trading system in China in December 2017; takes note of the successful cooperation during the preparation phase between China and the EU enabling the launch; recognises the willingness of the Chinese leadership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; calls on both sides to continue their partnership within the cooperation project for the development of China's carbon market aiming at integrating further sectors, becoming an effective instrument that sets meaningful incentives for emission reduction and further aligning it to the EU emission trading system; calls on the EU and China to further promote carbon pricing mechanisms in other countries and regions by using their own experiences, expertise and exchanging best practice as well as engaging in efforts to build up cooperation between existing carbon markets;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Calls on the EU and China to deepen their relations in other areas of mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions like electric mobility, renewable energies and energy efficiency, to continue and broaden the EU-China Roadmap on Energy Cooperation beyond 2020 and to intensify joint efforts on developing instruments for green finance, especially climate finance;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes China’s 2016 action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance; stresses the importance of cooperation between China, which accounts for half the world’s annual antimicrobial drug consumption, and the EU in tackling this global threat; is fully aware of the impact of European drug imports and therefore calls for production to be transferred back to the EU in order to protect public health and the environment not only in Europe, but also in China;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes China’s 2016 action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance; stresses the importance of cooperation between China, which accounts for half the world’s annual antimicrobial drug consumption, and the EU in tackling this global threat; insists that animal welfare provisions should be included in bilateral EU-China trade agreements;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes China’s 2016 action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance; stresses the importance of cooperation between China, which accounts for half the world’s annual antimicrobial drug consumption, and the
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on China to participate in global consultations on the exploitation of genome-editing technologies, including the human genome, and to refrain from using them before a global consensus has been worked out;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the state guidelines encouraging Chinese citizens to reduce their meat consumption significantly by 2030; encourages the Union and China to join forces to move towards a more sustainable agro-food production and consumption system
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the state guidelines encouraging Chinese citizens to reduce their meat consumption significantly by 2030; encourages the Union and China to join forces to move towards a more sustainable agro-food production and consumption system that will improve global food security, safety and traceability and promote healthy diets, animal health and animal welfare; calls on the Member States, the Union, and China to open a debate on Chinese management and purchases of European farmland;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Takes note of China’s decision to ban imports of solid waste, which highlights the importance of the process of designing, producing, repairing, reusing and recycling products; recalls China’s recent attempt to ban exports of rare earth elements and asks the Commission to take into consideration the interdependence of the global economies when prioritising EU policies; calls on the Commission to allow for the environmental cost entailed in the extraction of rare earth elements and metals when pursuing its strategy to promote renewable energy sources, battery-powered electric cars, and, more generally, digitalisation of the economy;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Citation 1 b (new) – having regard that the International Organization for Migration states that environmental factors have an impact on national and international migration flows, as people leave places with harsh or deteriorating conditions due to accelerated climate change1a; __________________ 1a https://www.iom.int/migration-and- climate-change
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Takes note of China’s decision to ban imports of solid waste, which highlights the importance of the process of designing, producing, repairing, reusing and recycling products; recalls China’s recent attempt to ban exports of rare earth elements and asks the Commission to take into consideration the interdependence of the global economies when prioritising EU policies; reiterates that with regard to negotiations on a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) with China, the European Union must lend support to sustainable development initiatives by encouraging responsible investment and promoting core environmental and labour standards;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Takes note of China’s decision to ban imports of solid waste, which highlights the importance of the process of designing, producing, repairing, reusing and recycling products, with a particular emphasis on the production and use of plastic; recalls China’s recent attempt to ban exports of rare earth elements and asks the Commission to take into consideration the interdependence of the global economies when prioritising EU policies;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the agreement to increase cooperation on research and innovation on flagship initiatives like food, agriculture and biotechnologies, environment and sustainable urbanisation, surface transport, safer and greener aviation, and biotechnologies for environment and human health that were agreed upon during the 3rd EU-China Innovation Cooperation Dialogue in June 2017 and the corresponding Roadmap for EU-China S&T cooperation from October 2017; calls on the EU and China to continue these efforts and to put the results of the research and development projects into practice;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Argues that China and the European Union will benefit from promoting sustainability in their economies and from developing a multi- sector sustainable and circular bioeconomy; stresses that increased trade in bioeconomy products made from renewable materials can be an important stimulant for positive environmental, social and economic impacts and help reduce the fossil-dependency of China’s and the European Union’s economies;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Encourages the EU and China to continue with their partnership on sustainable urbanisation including areas like clean transport, air quality improvement, circular economy and ecodesign;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points out that the Union and China are heavily dependent on fossil fuels and together account for around a third of total global consumption, which places China at the top of the World Health Organisation (WHO) ranking for deadly outdoor air pollution; underlines their mutual interest in promoting low-carbon development and addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in transparent, public and well- regulated energy markets; notes the adoption of the National Carbon Emissions Rights Trading Market Construction Plan by the State Council, marking the official launch of the Chinese National Emissions Trading System (ETS); welcomes the intention to expand the coverage and trading modalities of the system; stresses the importance of economy-wide action on climate change and the importance of continuing the cooperation between China and the Union on carbon markets;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the launch of the initial phase of the Chinese national emissions trading system for the power sector and looks forward to results of the on-going work on monitoring, reporting and verification, which is key to the good functioning of the system, to its operationalization in 2020 and to further extensions to include industrial sectors in order to work towards a global level playing field;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the need for further environmental protection measures, bearing in mind that more than 90% of cities do not comply with the national standard of PM 2.5 air pollution concentration and that, in China, more than one million people die each year from diseases linked to air pollution;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on China and the EU to explore and advance planning and development of cross-border electricity transmission lines using high voltage direct current technology to make renewable energy sources more accessible;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the announcement by China in the context of the One Planet Summit in December 2017 to make environmental impacts of companies in China and of Chinese investment abroad more transparent;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital 1 a (new) A. whereas China is the fastest- growing market for EU food products;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Is concerned that infrastructure projects such as the One Belt One Road (OBOR) Initiative by China might have negative impact on the environment and climate and could lead to the increased use of fossil fuels in other countries involved or affected by the infrastructure development; calls on EU institutions and Member States to perform environmental impact assessments and to include sustainability clauses in any cooperation project within the OBOR framework; demands to establish a joint committee, composed of involved countries and third parties, to supervise the impact on the environment and climate;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Believes that there would be scope, interest and need for the EU and ASEAN to work together to develop a joint circular economy strategy; believes China could play a key role in taking this initiative forward in ASEAN;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Welcomes the initiative of the European Commission and the EEAS to draw up an EU-Asia connectivity strategy in the first half of 2018; insists that this strategy should include strong commitments towards sustainability, environmental protection, and climate action;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Hopes that China will uncouple economic growth from ecological degradation, by incorporating biodiversity protection into its ongoing global strategies, facilitating the achievement of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and implementing the ivory trade ban effectively
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recommends the adoption of mandatory Chinese policy guidelines on responsible overseas forestry investments to be implemented jointly with the supplier countries, engaging Chinese companies in tackling illegal timber trade.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Strongly supports the September 2017 Turku Declaration signed by the EU and China which stressed that good water governance should give priority to ecology and green development, put water conservation in a prominent position, and restoring water ecosystem; and underlines that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Establishing China-EU Water Policy Dialogue not only enriches the contents of China-EU strategic partnership, but also specifies direction, scope, methodology and financial arrangement for cooperation;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Hopes that the Union and China will work together on a platform for the exchange of best practice with a view to reducing and controlling water consumption, especially at city level;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses the importance of ensuring a level playing field in EU- China trade; expresses concern over unfair competition as a result of state interference in the Chinese economy through massive subsidies and discrimination in favour of domestic suppliers, the fencing off of the Chinese market for EU investors and the take-over of European companies in key sustainability technologies by undertakings under government ownership, control or guidance, in particular but not limited to the market for solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles; calls on the Commission to make full use of all trade defence instruments at its disposal, in particular the EU’s new anti-dumping and anti-subsidy rules, and on the Council to rapidly establish in codecision with the Parliament an effective framework on the screening of foreign direct investment;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recognises the key role of the European Commission funded cooperation project between European and Chinese Organisations, implemented in 2014-2017 under the auspices of the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation (INSC), in assessing the standards and arrangements for radiological and nuclear emergency management in China and in enhancing the capabilities of the Chinese Nuclear Power Technology Research Institute in the areas of severe accident management guidelines;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Encourages Chinese and European investors to adopt better global norms of social and environmental responsibility and to improve the safety standards of their extractive industries world-wide; asks the Chinese and European authorities to put in place incentives to encourage Chinese and European mining companies to conduct their activities in developing countries in conformity with international human rights standards and to encourage investment in capacity-building for knowledge transfer, technology transfer and local hiring.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital 1 b (new) B. whereas it is clear that in some regions of China the livelihoods of the rural population will deteriorate because of variations in temperature and precipitation and through other climate extremes; whereas relocation planning has become an effective adaptation policy option to reduce climate-induced vulnerability and poverty1a; __________________ 1aY. Zhen, J. Pan, X. Zhang "Relocation as a policy response to climate change vulnerability in Northern China". World Social Science Report 2013 Changing Global Environments. 30 (234-240); ISSC, UNESCO 2013.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Welcomes China’s progress in enhancing food safety standards, key features to protect Chinese consumers and prevent food fraud; stresses the improvement of consumer empowerment as an important step in the rise of a consumer culture in China;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Encourages the Chinese and European police and law enforcement services to take common actions to control the export of illegal drugs and to share intelligence on drug trafficking by exchanging information to identify individuals and criminal networks; according to the “2017 European Drug Report trends and developments” by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), much of the supply of new psychoactive substances to Europe originates in China: new substances are produced in bulk quantities by chemical and pharmaceutical companies in China; from there they are shipped to Europe, where they are processed into products, packaged and sold.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Acknowledges that in response to drought and other natural disasters, families and individuals have migrated and that, in response, the Chinese authorities planned several large-scale relocation projects; shows concern on reports from the Ningxia region pointing out to numerous problems with the new towns, and reprisals for people who refused to move.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Asks China to further extend its law enforcement efforts to stop illegal fishing, as Chinese fishing boats continue to poach in foreign waters including Korea’s Western Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Indian Ocean, and even South America.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Expresses its concern over the fact that environmental defenders are detained, prosecuted and sentenced and that registered domestic environmental NGOs face increasing scrutiny by the Chinese supervisory authorities.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 e (new) 6e. Asks Chinese exporters and European importers to cut toxic residue in China-made clothes by establishing proper chemical management regulations and by phasing-out the use of lead, nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), phthalates, perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), formaldehyde and other toxic products found in textiles.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the reforms undertaken by China since the launch of its approach to the ‘ecological civilisation’
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the fact that China and the EU have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on water policy, with the aim of enhancing dialogue on the development and enforcement of legislation to protect water;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the constructive relationship between EU and China on climate action, especially in international climate negotiations and promotion of emission trading; calls on the EU and China to use their political weight to advance the implementation of the Paris Agreement as well as the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and urges a cooperative approach at the Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC as well as at the High Political Forum of the UN to become driving forces for a more ecological and climate friendly society;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Believes in the value of strategic EU-China partnerships as valuable and necessary for the implementation of the Paris Agreement and for effective combating of climate change;
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2018/04/27
AFET
258 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 – having regard to the structured EU- China political dialogue formally established in 1994 and the High-Level Strategic Dialogue on strategic and foreign policy issues established in 2010, in particular the 5th EU-China High-Level Strategic Dialogue held in Beijing on 6 May 2015, and to the 7th EU-China strategic dialogue on 19 April 2017,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 24 – having regard to the
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Reasserts that the EU-China
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Reasserts that the EU-China Strategic Partnership is one of the most important partnerships for the EU and that it still has much more potential for being deepened further and for cooperation in the international arena; underlines that the promotion of human rights and the rule of law must be at the core of the EU's engagement with China;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Reasserts that the EU-China Strategic Partnership is one of the most important partnerships for the EU and that
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) Points to the need to obtain the guarantees necessary for mutual protection of the products referred to in the EU-China agreement on geographical indications; maintains that the distinctive nature of the European GI logo must be preserved in order to rule out all possibility of confusion when consumers are buying the products concerned;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that an EU-China cooperation should be more people- oriented and deliver more real benefits to citizens in order to build mutual trust and understanding; calls on the EU and China to live up to the promises made on the occasion of the 4thEU-China High Level People-to-People Dialogue in 2017 and to promote more interactions among people, for instance by intensifying cultural cooperation in the field of education, training, youth and gender equality and joint initiatives in the field of people to people exchange;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that a genuine strategic partnership should be built on shared common values and common goals; underlines China's responsibilities as global power and calls on the Beijing authorities to ensure in all circumstances respect for international law, democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with the UN Charter and Universal Declaration on Human Rights and other international instruments signed or ratified by China;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Reminds that the EU-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is founded on a shared commitment to openness and working together as part of a rules-based international system; stresses that both sides committed to establishing a transparent, just and equitable system of global governance with a central role for the UN in international affairs, sharing the responsibility for promoting peace, prosperity and sustainable development;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses the importance for the EU to robustly act to promote full respect for human rights in the context of its relationship with China, focusing on both immediate results such as release of all political prisoners and medium/long term goals such as legal and policy reforms in line with international human rights law;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights that China's cooperation is essential to address global challenges and to strengthen a rules- based order; welcomes that in the 19th EU-China Summit in Brussels, both parties reaffirmed their cooperation to tackle climate change and their support to the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Urges the High Representative and Member States to work assertively for the Chinese government to uphold international standards on human rights and the rule of law, and to end its crackdown on human rights defenders, civil society actor and dissidents;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 31 a (new) – having regard to the 2018 EU- China Tourism Year (ECTY) launched on 19 January 2018 in Venice,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the High Representative's and European Commission's Joint Communication "Elements for a new EU Strategy on China", together with the Council conclusions of 18 July 2016, provide the policy framework for EU engagement with China over the coming years;
Amendment 111 #
1a. Expresses its concern about international trends towards protectionism in international trade; calls therefore on the Chinese government to refrain from introducing new barriers to trade;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Is concerned that the increase in China’s global economic and political weight over the past decade has put the shared commitments at the core of EU- China relations at test; calls therefore on the EU to reassess and reaffirm the principles underlying EU-China relations, as well as to reassert the principles at the core of its own external action which have inspired its creation, including democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for the principles of the UN Charter and international law; reminds that the EU’s engagement with China should be principled, practical and pragmatic, staying true to its interests and values;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Acknowledges that economic reforms in China are taking place; notes, however, that the regulatory environment in many sectors is a hurdle to the access for European SME’s to the Chinese market; calls on China and the EU to further enhance cooperation in order to improve access for SME’s in both market blocs;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the Council, the EEAS and the Commission to ensure that EU- China cooperation is grounded in the universality of human rights, the international human rights commitments undertaken by both sides and the commitment to progress towards the achievement of the highest standard of human rights protection;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Underlines that the Council has concluded that in conducting their relations with China, Member States, the High Representative and the Commission will co-operate to ensure consistency with EU law, rules and policies, and that the overall outcome is beneficial for the EU as a whole;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Stresses that addressing global challenges, such as security, disarmament, non-proliferation, counter- terrorism and cyberspace, cooperation on peace in Africa, climate change, energy, oceans and resource efficiency, global health and development all require genuine partnership between the EU and China; urges that the EU capitalise on China’s commitment to tackling global problems such as climate change and further extend successful cooperation in peacekeeping with China, as one of the biggest contributors to the UN budget and an increasing contributor of troops to UN peacekeeping operations, to other areas of joint interest while promoting multilateralism and a global governance based on respect for international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Emphasises that cooperation with China is crucial to address global and regional challenges such as climate change, sustainable development, non- proliferation, counter-terrorism, energy security, cyber-security, migration, combatting the destruction of cultural heritage sites and the looting and trafficking of illegal antiquities, deforestation and wildlife trafficking;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Stresses that the EU’s engagement with China should be principled, practical and pragmatic, staying true to its interests and values, and based on a positive agenda of partnership coupled with the constructive management of differences;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Stresses that reciprocity, a level playing field and fair competition across all areas of cooperation should be strengthened;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital –A (new) -A. whereas the EU is China’s biggest trading partner, while China is the EU’s second largest trading partner;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the EU Member States to urgently and decisively step up collaboration and unity on their China policies, with a view to speaking with one voice, and strongly suggests taking advantage of Europe’s much greater collective bargaining power with China
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the EU Member States to urgently and decisively step up collaboration and unity on their China policies, with a view to speaking with one voice, and strongly suggests taking advantage of Europe’s much greater collective bargaining power with China
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the EU Member States to urgently and decisively step up collaboration and unity on their China policies,
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the EU Member States to urgently and decisively step up collaboration and unity on their China policies, with a view to speaking with one voice, and strongly suggests taking advantage of Europe’s much greater collective bargaining power with China, and that Europe defends its free democracies so as to better face up to China’s systematic efforts to influence its politicians and civil society, in order to
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the EU Member States to urgently and decisively step up collaboration and unity on their China policies, with a view to speaking with one voice including in the UN fora, and strongly suggests taking advantage of Europe’s much greater collective bargaining power with China, and that Europe defends its free democracies so as to better face up to China’s systematic efforts to influence its politicians and civil society, in order to shape an opinion more conducive to China’s strategic interests; is concerned that China is also attempting to influence educational and academic institutions and their curricula; proposes that the EU and the Member States foster high-quality European think tanks on China in order to ensure the availability of independent expert advice for strategic orientations and decision-making;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the EU Member States to urgently and decisively step up collaboration and unity on their China policies, with a view to speaking with one voice, and strongly suggests taking advantage of Europe’s much greater collective bargaining power with China, and that Europe defends its
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the EU Member States to
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital –A a (new) -Aa. whereas the EU expects its relationship with China to be one of reciprocal benefit in both political and economic terms; whereas the EU also expects China to assume responsibilities in line with its global impact and to support the rules-based international order from which it, too, benefits;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that the Council has underlined that the promotion of human rights and the rule of law will continue to be a core part of the EU's engagement with China; expresses its concern about the ongoing detention and harassment of human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists and labour rights defenders and their families; underlines that the EU at the 35th round of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue emphasised the deteriorating situation for civil and political rights in China, including restrictions on the freedom of expression; calls on China to act upon the issues raised at the Human Right Dialogue, to fulfil its international obligations and to respect its own constitutional safeguards to upholding the rule of law;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recalls the excellent cooperation between the EU and China in reaching the Iranian nuclear deal and the Paris agreement on combating climate change, and emphasises the common interest in defending such agreements in light of the change of attitude by the US; encourages further cooperation on issues of global relevance; welcomes in this regard China's contribution towards softening North Korea's position on its nuclear and ballistic missiles programme, and underlines that this complemented the EU's efforts for a diplomatic and negotiated solution of the crisis; emphasises in this respect that the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula is of absolute importance for both the EU and China;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the EU Council and the Commission to take a clear stance on China’s deteriorating human rights situation, to condemn government crackdown on critical voices and to call for the release of all political prisoners, including EU citizens; stresses the importance of the Human Rights Dialogue, as a channel of communication and engagement, and at the same time, the need to reform this forum which has become a mere exercise of a quiet diplomacy discussed behind closed doors; call on the European Union to set up clear benchmarks for progress, to ensure more transparency and to involve independent Chines voices in the discussion;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Reminds that as it continues to grow and integrate into the global economy along its ‘going out’ policy as announced in 2001, China seeks to increase its access to the European market for Chinese goods and services and to technology and know-how in order to support plans such as “Made in China 2025”, and to strengthen its political and diplomatic influence in Europe; stresses that these ambitions have intensified in particular in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis shaping new dynamics in EU-China relations;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Draws the attention to the need for greater support to students and scholars from China who are in Europe so that they are less vulnerable to being pressured by Chinese authorities to surveil one another and to become tools of the Chinese state and the importance to look very carefully at substantial mainland funding to academic institutions across Europe;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to proactively promote its economic and political interests and to defend EU values and principles; stresses that multilateralism is one of the core EU values with regard to global governance and that it must be actively safeguarded when dealing with China;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Is worried about the increase of Chinese investment activity in recent years overall in the EU with several high- profile deals and acquisitions in particular in the west in high-tech industries and advanced manufacturing, such as industrial machinery and equipment, automotive industry and electronics; calls therefore on all EU member states receiving such investment to protect European interests, in particular in strategic industries and critical or security-sensitive technologies;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Is convinced that the European economic and governance model, based on regional integration and shared sovereignty, has been uniquely successful with regard to prosperity, peace or human rights and is historically without precedent; calls on EU institutions and Member States to actively promote and present European principles in their interactions with China;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Strongly believes that EU-China common efforts can bring mutually beneficial results in the field of security and defence, including cybersecurity and the fight against terrorism; welcomes in this regard the successful counter-piracy cooperation since 2011 in the Gulf of Aden;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Welcomes the outcome of the 4th EU-China High Level People-to-People Dialogue that took place on 13-14 November 2017 in Shanghai; stresses that the High Level People-to-People Dialogue should help build mutual trust and consolidate intercultural understanding between EU and China;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Is concerned about the lack of reciprocity and fair competition on issues such as trade and investment in EU- China relations, leading to a highly restricted Chinese market and a much more open European economy; calls therefore on China to open more sectors in its market, such as telecommunications, energy, healthcare and finance, in line with commitments articulated by the Chinese leadership;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Highlights that the EU and China are both committed to the development of the African continent; considers it essential to coordinate their development strategies and interventions, in order to maximize the scale of results; stresses that this will help addressing the root causes of migratory flows and of terrorism;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on those Member States participating in the 16+1 format to carry out sound analysis and scrutiny of suggested infrastructure projects involving all the stakeholders and to ensure not to compromise national and European interests for short-term financial support and long
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on those Member States participating in the 16+1 format to carry out sound analysis and scrutiny of suggested infrastructure projects and to ensure not to compromise national and European interests for short-term financial support and long-term commitments to Chinese involvement in strategic infrastructure projects and potentially greater political influence, which would undermine the EU’s common positions on China; is aware of China's increasing influence on infrastructure and markets of the EU candidate countries;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on those Member States participating in the 16+1 format to carry out sound analysis and scrutiny of suggested infrastructure projects and to ensure not to compromise national and European interests for short-term financial support
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on those Member States participating in the 16+1 format to carry out sound analysis and scrutiny of suggested infrastructure projects and to ensure not to compromise national and European interests for short-term financial support and long-term commitments to Chinese involvement in strategic infrastructure projects and potentially greater political influence
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the 19th EU-China Summit in 2017 advanced a bilateral strategic partnership, which has a global impact, and highlighted joint commitments to addressing common security threats and promoting multilateralism; whereas the EU and China confirmed their intention to intensify cooperation in the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement in combating climate change and promoting clean energy;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Hopes that this sub-regional cooperation framework will be kept as transparent as possible by inviting representatives of the EU institutions to 16+1 meetings and keeping the EU institutions fully briefed about its activities; calls on its participants to envisage further measures dissipating concerns regarding the impact of this format on EU coherence;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasises that the potential of cooperation formats like 16+1 or the BRI can only be exploited to the full if they are developed by all the countries involved as an open, flexible platform for the reconciliation of interests which offers all parties mutual benefits and opportunities;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Notes that China's long-term economic development model, which hinges on openness and reform, a strong emphasis on exports, very low wage costs and efforts to encourage the inflow of foreign investment, has left the country highly dependent on consumer demand, above all in the USA, but in the EU as well; notes that the fiscal focus of the Chinese Government's responses to the global financial crisis which began in 2008 have led to an over-accumulation of assets and, hence, overcapacity in many sectors of the economy, but also in housing and other infrastructure sectors; notes that the Chinese Government is seeking to alter this development model by stimulating domestic demand, reducing over-capacities in sectors such as steel and investing excess capital in other parts of the world;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Notes that the scale of China's economic policy rethink is generating closer rivalry with the USA and increasingly with the EU, in that China, in an effort to secure the basis for its own economic development, is seeking to develop a key role as an investor and trading partner in regions such as Latin America, Africa and central and south- east Asia; calls on the Commission to address the competing interests which underpin this rivalry only in the context of multilateral negotiations and bodies, in order to avert a trade war which would be damaging to all sides;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Con
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Concludes that the Chinese Government has in the BRI found a very effective narrative framework for
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Concludes that the Chinese Government has in the BRI found a very effective narrative framework for elements of its foreign policy and that EU public diplomacy efforts need to be strengthened in the light of this development; calls on all EU Member States to support EU public diplomacy responses; suggests that data on all Chinese infrastructure investments in EU Member States be shared with the EU and other Member States; recalls that such investments are part of an overall strategy to have Chinese state-controlled or -funded companies take control of supply chains; underlines five overarching challenges of the BRI: very little local labour employed, receiving country and third country contractor involvement extremely limited —about 86 percent of BRI projects involve Chinese contractors, construction materials and equipment imported from China, lack of transparency on tenders and the potential use of Chinese standards instead of international standards;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Concludes that the Chinese Government has in the BRI found a very effective narrative framework for elements of its foreign policy and that EU public diplomacy efforts need to be strengthened in the light of this development; supports the call on China to adhere to the principles of transparency in public procurement as well as environmental and social standards; suggests that data on all Chinese infrastructure investments in EU Member States be shared with the EU and other Member States; recalls that such investments are part of an overall strategy to have Chinese state-controlled or -funded companies take control of supply chains; believes that it is of the utmost importance to develop synergies and projects in full transparency and with the involvement of all the stakeholders;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the 19th EU-China
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Concludes that the Chinese Government has in the BRI found a very effective narrative framework for elements of its foreign policy and that EU public diplomacy efforts need to be strengthened in the light of this development; suggests that data on all Chinese infrastructure investments in EU Member States be
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Concludes that the Chinese Government has in the BRI found a very effective narrative framework for elements of its foreign policy and that EU public diplomacy efforts need to be strengthened in the light of this development; suggests that data on all Chinese infrastructure investments in EU Member States and countries in process of the EU accession negotiations, be shared with the EU and other Member States; recalls that such investments are part of an overall strategy to have Chinese state-controlled or -funded companies take control of supply chains;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Concludes that the Chinese Government has in the BRI found a very effective narrative framework for elements of its foreign policy and that EU public diplomacy efforts need to be strengthened in the light of this development; suggests that data on all Chinese infrastructure investments in EU Member States be shared with the EU and other Member States; recalls that such investments are part of an overall strategy to have Chinese state-controlled or -funded companies take control of
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Concludes that the Chinese Government
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Concludes that the Chinese Government has in the BRI found a very effective narrative framework for elements of its foreign policy and that EU public diplomacy efforts need to be strengthened in the light of this development; suggests that data on all Chinese infrastructure investments in EU Member States be shared with the EU and other Member States;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights China's robust economic growth in the last 25 years and the opportunity that the increasingly important Chinese market offers to EU companies and investors; given the convenience of reaching a mutually beneficial agreement between the EU and China on investments that ensures a level playing field, underlines the importance of pushing forward the current negotiations launched in 2013; hopes that the EU-China Summit 2018 will be an opportunity to accelerate the conclusion of these negotiations;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes the Chinese interest in strategic infrastructure investments in Europe; underlines the need for cooperation with China on its "One Belt, One Road" initiative on the basis of China fulfilling its declared aim of making it an open platform which adheres to market rules, EU and international requirements and standards, and complements EU policies and projects, in order to deliver benefits for all parties concerned and in all the countries along the planned routes;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes Chinese attempts to influence educational and academic institutions in the EU; proposes that the EU and its Member States foster high- quality European think tanks on EU- China relations in order to ensure the availability of independent expert advice for strategic orientations and decision- making;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Welcomes the set-up of the EU- China connectivity platform, established in 2015, to create new synergies between the EU trans-European transport network (TEN-T) projects and China's “One Belt One Road” initiative; notes with satisfaction that several infrastructure projects have been identified which should be implemented on the basis of key principles such as promotion of economic-social and environmentally sustainable projects, geographic balance between regions, level-playing field among investors and project promoters as well as transparency in the project list;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the 19th EU-China Summit in 2017 advanced a bilateral strategic partnership, which has a global impact, and highlighted joint commitments to addressing global challenges, such as climate change, common security threats and the promoti
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Welcomes the 2018 EU-China Tourism Year (ECTY); highlights that besides its economic significance, it is a fine example of EU cultural diplomacy in the framework of the EU-China strategic partnership as well as a way to develop a better understanding between European and Chinese peoples; underlines that the 2018 EU-China Tourism Year coincides with the European Year of Cultural Heritage and that an increasing number of Chinese tourists highly value the cultural richness of Europe;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Calls on Member States acting with China bilaterally or within sub- regional cooperation networks, to ensure that the improvement of infrastructure links between the EU and Asia are in line with EU policies and legislation;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that the NPC during its last session cemented president Xi Jinping’s position of power paving the way for the unlimited extension of his mandate and increased the control of the party organs over the state apparatus
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that the
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that the NPC during its last session cemented president Xi Jinping’s position of power, increased his role in the state and increased the control of the party organs over the state apparatus;
Amendment 176 #
5. Notes with concern that the NPC during its last session cemented president Xi Jinping’s position of power and increased the control of the party organs over the state apparatus;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that the NPC during its last session
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that the creation of the National Supervisory Commission is probably the most drastic step towards morphing party and state functions, as it will merge the leadership and functions of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Internal Central Disciplinary Commission with those of supervisory bodies at state level; notes that as a result of the comprehensive campaign initiated by the Chinese party and state leadership against corruption, abuses of power, bribery, unethical conduct and waste it is estimated that more than 1.2 million civil servants and state employees at all levels and in all areas have already been removed from their posts, transferred, undergone disciplinary proceedings as party members or prosecuted; takes the view that, if the domestic stability essential to China's development is to be achieved, the CCP must win back the public support it has lost as a result of the moral decline in public life; is concerned about the far- ranging personal consequences of this merger for a large number of people, as it means that the CCP’s anti-corruption campaign can be expanded to prosecute
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas, at the 2017 EU-China summit, Europe and China reaffirmed their joint commitment to the fight against on climate change, cutting back on fossil fuels, combating rising sea levels and reducing pollution; whereas China is still the world’s most populous country and the largest carbon polluter, releasing almost 10.4 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and industry, equal to 29 percent of total emissions worldwide;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that the creation of the National Supervisory Commission is probably the most drastic step towards morphing party and state functions, as it
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that the creation of the National Supervisory Commission, whose legal status is equal to that of the courts and the public prosecutor, is probably the most drastic step towards morphing party and state functions, as it will merge the leadership and functions of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Internal Central Disciplinary Commission with those of supervisory bodies at state level; is concerned about the far-ranging consequences of this merger for a large number of people, as it means that the CCP’s anti-corruption campaign can be expanded to prosecute not just party members but all state officials, and all suspects under investigation will be subject to the new commission’s legal proceedings, without having access to civil lawyers and civil courts;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that the creation of the National Supervisory Commission is
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Remarks that Xi’s declaration about the vital importance of “long term stability” in Xinjiang to the success of BRI has resulted in the intensification of long-standing strategies of control augmented by a variety of technological innovations and a rapid increase in expenditure on domestic security; is concerned by the state’s implementation of measures to ensure the “comprehensive supervision” of the region via installation of China’s “Skynet” electronic surveillance in major urban areas, installations of GPS trackers in all motor vehicles, use of facial recognition scanners at checkpoints, train and petrol stations and a blood-collecting effort by Xinjiang’s police to further expand China’s DNA database; condemns the sending of thousands of Uyghurs to political “re-education camps” based on analysis of the data harvested through a system of “predictive policing”; judges that Xi’s proclamation that BRI will “benefit people across the whole world” as it will be based on the “Silk Road spirit” of “peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness” is far removed from the “neo-totalitarian” reality confronting Uyghurs in Xinjiang;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Notes that the National Supervision Law adopted on 6 March 2018 does not guarantee detainees access to lawyers or family members, and utilises legal provisions allowing 'residential surveillance at a designated location', which authorises to detain certain categories of individuals at a secret location for periods of up to six months; regrets that this new law while abolishing the intra-party disciplinary practice known as 'Shuanggui', by which a party members under investigation could be held without due trial to be interrogated, but instead establishes the practice of 'Liuzhi', or detention for interrogation, by which detainees are subjected to incommunicado detention, without access to lawyers, in a secretive location for up to 6 months;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Observes that while the Social Credit System is still under construction,
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Observes that while the Social Credit System is still under construction, blacklists of non-compliant individuals and legal entities, as well as ‘red lists’ for outstanding individuals and companies, form the core of the current stage of implementation, whereby the main focus is on punishing offenders on the blacklists and rewarding those on the red lists; notes that in early 2017, China's Supreme People's Court stated that more than six million Chinese nationals had been banned from flying as a result of social misdeeds; firmly rejects the public naming and shaming of blacklisted persons as an integral part of the Social Credit System; underlines the importance and necessity of a dialogue between the EU Institutions and their Chinese counterparts on all serious societal consequences of the present central planning and local experiments with the Social Credit System;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Observes that while the Social Credit System is still under construction,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas in the current geopolitical context it acquires more importance than ever to promote multilateralism and a rules-based system, as opposed to nationalism and trade wars; whereas China has recently expressed on several occasions its opposition to protectionism;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Expresses concern at China’s massive surveillance systems of the internet and calls for the adoption of a regulation on enforceable privacy rights; regrets the policy of self-censorship adopted by Western companies operating in China like in the Cambridge University press, Springer Editing House and Daimler cases;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that the institutional and financial strengthening of China’s diplomacy reflects both the high priority given by Xi Jinping to
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that the institutional and financial strengthening of China’s diplomacy reflects the high priority given by Xi Jinping to foreign policy as part of his vision to turn China into a global power by 2049;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that the institutional and financial strengthening of China’s diplomacy reflects the high priority given by Xi Jinping to foreign policy as part of his vision to turn China into a global power by 2049; underlines the fact that the establishment of the State International Development Cooperation Agency expresses the great importance that Xi’s leadership attaches to bolstering its global security interests through economic means; concludes, therefore, that over the next five years China will be more present and more engaged overseas
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that the institutional and financial strengthening of China’s diplomacy reflects the high priority given by Xi Jinping to foreign policy as part of his vision to turn China into a global power by 2049; underlines the fact that the establishment of the State International Development Cooperation Agency expresses the great importance that Xi’s leadership attaches to bolstering its global security interests through economic means;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Points to the substantial Chinese financial involvement in the plans for the post-war reconstruction of Iraq and Syria with presumably no governance or human rights strings attached for the Iraqi and Syrian regimes, directly linked to the realisation of the BRI; notes the cooperation between China and Syria on counter-terrorism due to the claimed presence on Syrian soil of thousands of Uighur Muslim jihadists from Xinjiang; warns for the destabilizing effects in the Middle East from the close military cooperation between China and Iran;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to pursue a more ambitious, united and transparent policy with regard to human rights in China; insists on maintaining a regular, high-level and result-oriented human rights dialogue; is concerned that the evaluation of human rights dialogues with China have never been public and has never been open to independent groups from China;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Expresses its concern about the joint naval exercise that China and Russia carried out in the Baltic Sea in July 2017;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Notes that structures completed over the last year on land features in both the Spratlys and Paracels in the South China Sea include large hangars along 3km long airstrips, hardened shelters for missile platforms, large underground storage areas, many administrative buildings, military jamming equipment, large networks of high-frequency and over the horizon radar and sensor arrays and that this points to a phase of consolidation and further build-up of far- reaching surveillance and military capabilities, while further militarisation of the islands through placement of even more advanced military platforms might be reserved as potential retaliation to fresh legal actions or expanded US naval presence;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Warns that any underestimation of China’s determination to reach its 2035 goals of completing full military modernisation and its 2049 goal for the PLA to have become a global top-tier fighting force capable of winning wars as well as underestimation of China’s astonishing speed of defence innovation in the air and sea domain as well as future technologies in the cyber, space and electronic warfare domains, will lead to the erosion of the West’s long-held superiority in many military domains, while possibly facing an increasingly capable PLA ready to defend China’s global ambitions;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) – having regard to the Joint Report to the European Parliament and the Council - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Annual Report 2017 by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission, of 24 April 2018,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the EU's vision for multilateral governance is one of a rules- based order and of universal values like democracy, human rights, rule of law, transparency and accountability;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is seriously worried about the findings of the FCCC’s 2017 report that the Chinese Government has intensified its attempts to deny or restrict the access of foreign journalists to large parts of the country while increasing the use of the visa renewal process to pressure unwanted correspondents and news organisations; is outrightly shocked by the fact that local security agents and thugs stepped up intimidation of foreign journalists in Xinjiang, in border areas such as those near North Korea and at the trials of human rights activists; deplores that the working conditions of foreign media in the PRC are additionally burdened while news sources were too afraid to talk because they feared reprisal from authorities or that these working conditions confront even the willingness of Chinese authorities to use interactions with foreign journalists as evidence of criminal activity; urges the EU and its Member States to demand from the Chinese authorities reciprocity in press freedom and warns against the pressure foreign correspondents are experiencing at home as Chinese diplomats reach out to media headquarters to criticise the work of reporters in the field;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is seriously worried about the continuing violation of human rights by the Chinese government and about the findings of the FCCC’s 2017 report that the Chinese
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Concludes that under the leadership of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the Party has expanded its grip over Chinese social media in a technological, legal and ideological way resulting inter alia in state’s interference with and surveillance of private communications on social media platforms; notes that control of social media is an essential part of China’s “cyber sovereignty” model, a vision that rejects the universalism of the internet in favour of the idea that each country has the right to shape and control the internet within its own borders, however stresses that this Chinese “cyber sovereignty” is wholly incompatible with the international human rights of free expression, access to information, press freedom and privacy; deplores that many writers, artists, and especially journalists are disproportionately affected by social media censorship and that those who dare to test the undefined limits of China’s online censorship can face intimidation, job loss, years-long prison sentences, or find themselves forced into exile; underlines also that online debates of vital public interest on topics ranging from labour rights to environmental issues are constrained either by user’s inclination to self-censor or by overt government’s efforts to block further discussion of such issues; urges European and other foreign technology and social companies to support and collaborate with non- governmental organizations and research groups that monitor and provide information on the mechanics of social media censorship in China, as well as groups that help develop technological solutions to Chinese censorship;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes with grave concern the shrinking space for civil society, academics, human rights defenders, lawyers and bloggers in China; firmly condemns the harassment, arbitrary arrest and prosecution of human rights defenders without due process including foreign nationals both in mainland China and abroad; regrets the restrictions imposed on NGOs that are inconsistent with the right to freedom of association, opinion and expression;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Underlines that a vibrant civil society, and the work of human rights defenders are key to an open and prosperous society; expresses deep concern for the situation of imprisoned human rights defenders and civil society activists; urges Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all detained human rights defenders, and end all judicial harassment against them;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Urges Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all human rights defenders, activists, lawyers, journalists and petitioners being detained for their human rights work, and end the ongoing crackdown of detention, judicial harassment, and intimidation against them so that they are able to carry out their work without hindrance;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Condemns the ongoing crackdown on internet freedom by the Chinese authorities, in particular the freedom to access foreign websites; recalls that eight out of the world's 25 most popular websites such as Google, Facebook or Twitter are blocked in China;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Urges the High Representative and Member States to continue the dialogue with the Chinese government on international standards of human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Condemns persistent policies of human rights violations by the Chinese government across the country;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas, largely
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Is strongly concerned about the shrinking space for civil society since Xi Jinping rose to power in 2012, especially in view of the Overseas NGO Management Law which entered into force on 1 January 2017, putting all foreign NGO’s, including think tanks and academic institutions, under an increased administrative burden and economic pressure and under the strict control of a Supervisory Unit affiliated with the Ministry of Public Security, with a strongly negative impact on the above- mentioned entities’ operations and funding;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Underlines that a vibrant civil society, and the work of human rights defenders are key to an open and prosperous society; expresses deep concern for the situation of imprisoned human rights defenders and civil society activists, in particular women and those from minority groups; urges Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all detained human rights defenders, and end all judicial harassment against them;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Insists that Chinese authorities must guarantee that all those in detention must be treated in accordance with international norms, and provided access to legal counsel and medical treatment, in line with the UN Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. As the 20th anniversary of its signature to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights approaches, encourages China to ratify it and to ensure its full implementation, including by ending all abusive practices and adapting its legislation as necessary;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Insists that Chinese authorities must guarantee that all those in detention must be treated in accordance with international norms, and provided access to legal counsel and medical treatment, in line with the UN Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Recalls the importance of the EU raising the issue of human rights in China, at political dialogues with the Chinese authorities in line with the EU’s commitment to project a strong, clear and unified voice in its approach to the country;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 d (new) 9d. Insists that EU and Member State diplomats must not be prevented or obstructed from implementing the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders; commits that the EU must prioritise providing protection and support for human rights defenders at risk around the world, in particular women human rights defenders and those from minority groups;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 d (new) 9d. Calls on the EU and the Member States to substantially consult and engage with civil society, in particular ahead of high level meetings and human rights dialogues;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 e (new) 9e. Expects that European NGOs enjoy in China the same liberties that China's NGOs enjoy in the European Union;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 f (new) 9f. Calls on the Council, the EEAS and the Commission to develop, implement and continue to adapt, a strategy to maintain visibility of EU action on human rights in China, including a strategy on public communications;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 g (new) 9g. Takes the view that if and when EU-China summit language is weak on human rights, the Council, the EEAS and the Commission should decline to include that at all and issue a separate communication on that topic with a meaningful assessment both of the situation and why stronger language couldn't be agreed;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is strongly concerned that the main content of the new religious regulations will result in all religions, whether authorised or unauthorised, being given certain labels by the Chinese Government e.g. for Islam separatism/radicalism/terrorism, for Tibetan Buddhism separatism, for Christianity infiltration, for Buddhism/Daoism commercialization; underlines the fact that there are many
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is strongly concerned that the main content of the new religious regulations will result in all religions and non- religious ethical associations, whether authorised or unauthorised, being given certain labels by the Chinese Government; underlines the fact that there are many congregations of the house churches in China who refuse to join the party-state- sanctioned Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee and the Christian Council for theological reasons; calls on the Chinese Government to allow the many house churches which are willing to register to do so directly with the government Department of Civil Affairs, so that their rights and interests as social organisations will be protected;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Urges China to review its policies in Tibet, which far from creating stability are only heightening tensions, as highlighted by the over 150 self- immolations in Tibet since 2009; calls on China to review and amend laws, regulations and measures passed in recent years that severely limit the exercise of civil and political rights of Tibetans, including their freedom of expression and their religious freedom; urges the Chinese leadership to pursue development and environmental policies that respects the economic, social and cultural rights of Tibetans and are inclusive of local populations, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; calls for the resumption of a constructive dialogue between the Chinese Government and the
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Urges China to review its policies in Tibet, which far from creating stability are only heightening tensions, as highlighted by the over 150 self- immolations in Tibet since 2009; calls for the resumption of a constructive dialogue based on the Middle Way Approach between the Chinese Government and the representatives of the Dalai Lama namely the Central Tibetan Administration; urges China to give EU diplomats, journalists and citizens unfettered access to Tibet in reciprocity to the free and open access to the entire territories of the EU Member States that Chinese travellers enjoy; calls on the Chinese authorities to allow Tibetans in Tibet to travel freely and to respect their right to freedom of movement; urges
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 227 #
11. Urges China to review its policies in Tibet, which far from creating stability are only heightening tensions, as highlighted by the over 150 self- immolations in Tibet since 2009; stresses that the degradation of human rights in Tibet must be systematically raised at each EU-China Summit; calls for the resumption of a constructive dialogue between the Chinese Government and the representatives of the Dalai Lama; urges China to give EU diplomats, journalists and citizens unfettered access to Tibet in reciprocity to the free and open access to the entire territories of the EU Member States that Chinese travellers enjoy; urges the EU Institutions to take the issue of access to Tibet into serious consideration in the discussions on the EU-China visa facilitation agreement;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Notes that the Annual Report 2017 on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission concludes that despite some challenges, overall the ‘one country, two systems’ principle worked well, that the rule of law prevailed and free speech and freedom of information are generally respected, however this report also shares its concerns about the gradual erosion of the ‘one country, two systems’ principle which gives rise to legitimate questions about its implementation and Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy in the long term; underlines that the Annual Report observes that two negative trends regarding free speech and freedom of information became more pronounced: self-censorship when reporting on China’s domestic and foreign policy developments and pressure on journalists; fully supports the encouragement of the EU to the Hong Kong SAR and the Central Government authorities to resume electoral reform in line with the Basic Law, to reach agreement on an electoral system that is democratic, fair, open and transparent;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Urges China to stop immediately its crackdown on the freedom of speech and opinion, especially of Tibetan activists, independent voices and journalists; calls on China to release political prisoners and to live up to its international obligations on human rights; urges China to respect the rights of ethnic minorities, such as Uyghurs and of other religions such as Falun Gong; expresses serious concern about the forced deportation of those living abroad to China where they risk torture and arbitrary arrest; urges China to review its patriotic education laws which have been imposing Chinese language and culture even on regions with different cultural roots in an attempt of assimilation of such cultures;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Chinese government to investigate the ongoing cases of enforced disappearances, torture and ill- treatment of Tibetans and to respect their rights to freedom of association, peaceful assembly, freedom of religion and belief in line with international human rights standards; urges the Chinese authorities to allow independent observers including the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to access Tibet;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Welcomes China’s aim to develop into a sustainable economy; stresses that the EU can support China’s economic reform programme with its know-how; underlines that China is a key partner for the EU with regard to tackling climate change and global environmental challenges; aims to work together with China to speed up the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Expresses its deepest concern at the ongoing crackdown on Uighurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang with a dramatic escalation in security and surveillance on religion, culture and freedom of movement amid reports of mass detentions in re-education facilities, including for having travelled abroad or being adjudged to be too religiously devout;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Underlines its concerns for shrinking civil society space, widespread human rights violations and arrests in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region; urges Chinese authorities to free those reportedly detained for their beliefs or cultural practices and identities;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses the importance of ensuring peace and security in the South and East China Seas, including through the peaceful settlement of disputes based on international law; underlines the importance of ensuring freedom and safety of navigation in the region;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on Chinese authorities to repeal restrictive legislation such as the Foreign NGO Law, which impedes and inhibits the work of civil society organisations;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Reminds that the "one country, two systems" principle has been the cornerstone of a very successful development of the Hong Kong SAR and that its long-term viability is of utmost importance; underlines that the people of Hong Kong have a legitimate right to continue to rely on a judiciary which is trusted, the prevalence of the rule of law and low levels of corruption, transparency, human rights, freedom of opinion, and high standards of public health and safety;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Stresses that the full respect of the "One country, two systems" principle in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is of key importance for the development of present and future relations with the EU and the countries in the region; underlines that the full respect of Hong Kong's autonomy could provide the model for a process of deep democratic political reforms in China and the gradual liberalisation and opening of the Chinese society;
Amendment 238 #
11b. Expresses serious concern about the use of counter-terrorism measures to criminalise dissent and dissident individuals via the application of a broad definition of terrorism; is worried about the restrictions on the Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang province which has created a state of police;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Takes positive note that the EU policy on China forms part of a rounded policy approach to the Asia-Pacific region, taking full advantage, and full account of the EU's close relations with partners such as the United States, Japan, Korea, the ASEAN countries, Australia and New Zealand;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Urges Chinese authorities to reverse closing civil society space, media censorship, and the deterioration of democratic norms in Hong Kong;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 c (new) 11c. Condemns the use of death penalty: China has executed more people than all other countries combined and in 2016 the country carried out about 2,000 death sentences; urges China to shed light on the scale of the executions in the country and to ensure judicial transparency; calls on the European Union to increase its diplomatic efforts and demand respect of human rights and the abolition of death penalty as a condition for pursuing their cooperation;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 c (new) 11c. Reminds China of its international obligations and responsibilities in terms of contributing to peace and global security, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 c (new) 11c. Calls on Chinese authorities to repeal restrictive legislation such as the Foreign NGO Law, which impedes and inhibits the work of civil society organisations;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 d (new) 11d. Recalls that China is an essential partner for peace and security in Asia; welcomes the involvement of China in the talks concerning the Korean peninsula; supports the efforts of dialogue and denuclearization in the peninsula, asking a closer cooperation of the European Union with China and other international partners;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 e (new) 11e. Remembers the importance of the South China Sea as a key area for trade and development of many Asian states as well as for European companies; calls for a more cooperative approach in managing the different security issues emerging in this area, where there are overlapping interests of different countries; calls for keeping free the sea lanes of the South China Sea;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 f (new) 11f. Takes note that China has been increasing its military expenditure; is worried that this behaviour could trigger an arms race, jeopardising political stability;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. C
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls for the EU and its Member States to
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas,
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls for the EU and its Member States to do their utmost to urge the PRC to refrain from further military provocation towards Taiwan and endangering peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait; emphasises that all cross-strait disputes should be settled by peaceful means on the basis of international law; expresses its concern about the unilateral decision by China to start using new flight routes above the Taiwan Strait; encourages the resumption of official dialogues between
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls for the EU and its Member States to do their utmost to urge the PRC to refrain from further military provocation towards Taiwan
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Reminds that as North Korea’s biggest trade partner and main source of food and energy, China remains of instrumental role in addressing North Korea’s globally threatening provocations together with the international community; welcomes therefore China’s recent inclination to uphold some of the international sanctions against Pyongyang, including suspending coal imports from North Korea and restricting financial activities of North Korean individuals and businesses and trade restrictions in textiles and seafood and welcomes Beijing’s efforts to establish dialogue with Pyongyang; urges the EU to speak with unity on China to play a constructive role on supporting the upcoming Inter-Korean summit as well as the North Korea-US summit with a view to actively assisting with the verifiable denuclearization of North Korea and establishment of permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses that tensions in the South China Sea constitute a threat and a risk to security and stability in the region; underlines that the European Union and its Member States, as contracting parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), acknowledge the Award rendered by the Arbitral Tribunal; reiterates its call on China to accept the Tribunal’s award; underlines that the EU would like to maintain the international order based upon the rule of law; reminds at the same time that the EU does not take any position on sovereignty aspects relating to claims;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Commends China for adhering to the sanctions of North Korea; calls on China to constructively contribute to the resolving of the situation in the Korean peninsula and to continue applying sanctions to North Korea until it has made significant progress in giving up its nuclear weapons, changing the rhetorics vis-à-vis South Korea and Japan and starts to uphold human rights;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Underlines the importance of China’s efforts to achieve peace, security and stability in the Korean Peninsula;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Welcomes China’s contributions to United Nations and African Union peacekeeping; remarks that the EU aims to reinforce its engagement with China on foreign policy and security issues by encouraging China to mobilise its diplomatic and other resources to support international security, and to contribute to peace and security in the EU’s neighbourhood based on international law; notes that the cooperation with China in the field of export control, disarmament, non-proliferation issues and the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula is essential to ensure stability in the East Asia region;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the European External Action Service, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the accession and
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas Sino-European monetary and financial links have deepened as a result of China diversification strategy of its foreign reserves and Europe’s support of many China’s monetary ambitions; whereas the old continent is today home of many renminbi clearing banks and offshore hubs and Chinese currency is seen a viable reserve by European banks;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas China’s surveillance of the large number of mainland students now studying across Europe is cause for concern as well as its efforts to control people in Europe who have fled China;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas, although the EU is China’s most important trading partner and the top destination for Chinese foreign investments, Chinese government is still restricting foreign investors entering the market and the activities of European companies already established in China thus creating difficulties for European business willing to invest in China;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas Chinese presence and investments in Africa has been greatly increasing and this has led to an exploitation of natural resources often without a consultation of local populations;
Amendment 3 #
– having regard to the over 60 sectoral dialogues between
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the EU's unity represents a key element for successful relations with the Chinese counterpart; whereas the so called 16+1 format between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEE) was established in 2012 in
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the so called 16+1 format between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEE) was established in 2012 in the aftermath of the financial crisis and as part of Chinese sub-regional diplomacy; whereas Chinese investments in those countries are wide-ranging; whereas EU countries participating in this format should reconsider their participation to give more power to the notion of one voice for the EU in its relations with China;
Amendment 33 #
C. whereas the so called 16+1 format between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEE) was established in 2012 in the aftermath of the financial crisis and as part of Chinese sub-regional diplomacy; whereas Chinese investment
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the so called 16+1 format between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEE) was established in 2012 in the aftermath of the financial crisis and as part of Chinese sub-regional diplomacy; whereas Chin
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a highly ambitious strategy used as well as a foreign policy and geopolitical tool, which therefore goes beyond the claimed scope of economic and trade policy;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas especially within the BRI, but also in its policy towards the EU and its Member States, China is using a multiplicity of channels, with different expectancies towards different EU actors, which presents a challenge to EU cohesion;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the most ambitious foreign policy initiative the country has ever adopted
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the most ambitious foreign policy initiative the country has ever adopted; whereas at the 16+1 summit held in late December 2017, China pledged to invest USD 3 billion in infrastructure in the 16 CEE countries as part of the BRI;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the most ambitious
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the most
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), including 'China's Arctic Policy', published on 26 January 2018, is the most ambitious foreign policy initiative the country has ever adopted; whereas at the 16+1 summit held in late December 2017, China pledged to invest USD 3 billion in infrastructure in the 16 CEE countries as part of the BRI; whereas the Chinese infrastructure projects will create large debts for the European governments to Chinese state-owned banks and few jobs in Europe, and are often awarded without transparent tenders;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the most ambitious foreign policy initiative the country has ever adopted; whereas at the 16+1 summit held in late December 2017, China pledged to invest USD 3 billion in infrastructure in the 16 CEE countries as part of the BRI; whereas the Chinese infrastructure projects
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas at the 16+1 summit held in late December 2017,China pledged to invest USD 3 billion in infrastructure in the 16 CEE countries as part of the BRI; whereas some BRI-related infrastructure projects have already landed third governments in a state of over indebtedness; whereas so far the lion share of all BRI-related contracts have been awarded to Chinese companies; whereas China is using some of its industrial standards in BRI-related projects in a discriminatory way; whereas BRI-related projects must not be awarded in a non-transparent tender;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas cooperation between the EU and China in foreign policy, security and defence, and in the fight against terrorism is extremely important; whereas cooperation between the two sides was essential in reaching the Iranian nuclear deal; whereas China's stance played a key role in creating space for negotiations in the North Korean crisis;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas China is increasingly providing Official Development Aid (ODA) and is emerging as a major actor in development policy providing a much needed boost to development policy, but at the same time raising concerns about local ownership of projects;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas after the announcement of the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change the commitment of the EU and China towards reducing the carbon footprint is essential; whereas further cooperation and coordination between the two sides in this sector is needed, including in the field of research and the exchange of best practices; whereas China adopted a carbon emission trading scheme based on the EU's ETS;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas China introduced term limits in the 1980s in response to the regime of Mao Zedong; whereas on 11 March 2018 the National People’s Congress (NPC) voted with an overwhelming majority in favour of abrogating the limit of two consecutive terms for the posts of President and Vice- President of the People's Republic of China; whereas the abolition of the constitutional limit of two terms is a move to cement the process of structural change;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas on 11 March 2018 the National People’s Congress (NPC) voted
Amendment 51 #
E. whereas on 11 March 2018 the National People’s Congress (NPC) voted with an overwhelming majority in favour of abrogating the limit of two consecutive terms for the posts of President and Vice- President of the People's Republic of China;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas during the closing ceremony of the annual plenary meeting of the NPC, the newly elected President of the NPC hailed Xi Jinping as the helmsman of the nation and the guide of the people, using a vocabulary that had been avoided in China since the end of the Cultural Revolution;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the PRC has established a foreign military base in Djibouti and is rumoured to be developing additional bases in other countries such as Pakistan and Sri Lanka;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas with the elevation of Xi Jinping's China leadership the former one-party rule has been turned into a one man rule;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas the Chinese top leadership while claiming non- interference in other countries' internal affairs, is regularly calling into question western countries' political system in its official communications;
Amendment 56 #
F. whereas on 11 March 2018 the NPC adopted the establishment of a National Supervisory Commission, a new
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas on 11 March 2018 the NPC adopted the establishment of a National Supervisory Commission, a new government body designed to institutionalise and expand
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas since Xi’s ascension to power, absolute control of Xinjiang has been elevated to a top priority, driven by both periodic terrorist attacks in or allegedly connected to Xinjiang by Uyghurs and the strategic location of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Xi’s signature “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI);
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the recent army reforms taken demonstrate a divestment from ground forces and an enhanced investment in the navy to facilitate a sustainable force projection capability;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas Xi Jinping's first term saw an unprecedented campaign against officials' corruption and lack of Party discipline; whereas many observers believe that the anti-corruption drive has provided Xi and his allies with tools to eliminate potential rivals, erase competing power centres, and enforce through fear the absolute loyalty of the political elite to the Party and to himself;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) Fc. whereas as of late 2017, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) had punished almost 1.4 million Party members including Central Committee members, Politburo members, an ex-member of the Politburo Standing Committee;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F d (new) Fd. whereas China has since President Xi Jinping’s first term driven forward an ambitious overhaul of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to modernise and expand its navy and air force, create integrated joint operations (IJO) through theatre commands and IJO command structures, create the Strategic Support Force to focus on cyber and space capabilities, improve combat readiness through increasingly global joint exercises and large-scale complex training exercises, and downsize the Central Military Commission in order to centralise military decision-making and reform in the hands of Xi and his allies;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas in 2014, the State Council of China announced detailed plans to create a Social Credit System with the aim of rewarding behaviour that the government considers financially, economically and socio-politically responsible, while sanctioning non- compliance with its policies; whereas the project of social credit scoring will likely also have an impact on foreigners living and working in China, including EU citizens, and entail consequences for EU and other foreign companies operating in the country;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas in 2014, the State Council of China announced detailed plans to create a Social Credit System with the aim of rewarding behaviour that the
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas China continues to keep a tight lid on free speech and on the freedom to inform; whereas China has been considered the biggest prison for journalists, bloggers and independent voices;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas China set up a sprawling state architecture of digital surveillance, ranging from predictive policing to the arbitrary collection of biometric data in an environment devoid of privacy rights;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas China’s diplomacy has increasingly emerged as a stronger player from the 19th Party Congress and this year’s NPC, with at least five high-ranking officials in charge of the country’s foreign policy and a substantial boost to the budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; whereas a newly created State International Development Cooperation Agency will be in charge of coordinating China’s growing budget for foreign aid;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas since President Xi Jinping assumed power in March 2013 the human rights situation in China has continued to deteriorate with the government stepping up its hostility toward peaceful dissent, freedoms of expression and religion, and the rule of law; whereas the Chinese authorities have detained and prosecuted hundreds of human rights defenders lawyers and journalists;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas after over three years of talks China and ASEAN agreed in August 2017 on a one-page framework as a basis for future discussions on a Code of Conduct (CoC) for all parties in the South China Sea; whereas the disputed Chinese land reclamation has largely been completed in the Spratly Islands, but has continued last year in the Paracels Islands further North;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas the Chinese government passed a slew of new laws that cast public activism and peaceful criticism of the government as state security threats, strengthen censorship, surveillance and control of individuals and social groups and deter individuals from campaigning for human rights with regard, in particular, to the State Security Law, passed on July 1, 2015, the Counterterrorism Law, the Cybersecurity Law, and the Foreign NGO Management Law;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas also China is becoming a more active and important external player in the Middle East due to its obvious economic, security and geopolitical interests;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H c (new) Hc. whereas PEN America issued at 13 March 2018 the research report “Forbidden Feeds: Government Control on Social Media in China” which examines the development of the CCP’s system of censorship and surveillance of online expression, in particular on social media platforms;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H d (new) Hd. whereas the Overseas NGO Management Law (ONGO Law), which came into force on January 1, 2017, is one of the largest challenges to international NGOs (INGOs) because this law regulates all activities in China funded by INGOs and provincial security officers are primarily responsible for implementing the ONGO Law;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the new government regulations on religious affairs that took effect on 1 February 2018
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the new regulations on religious affairs that took effect on 1 February 2018 are more restrictive towards religious groups and activities; whereas the new rules threaten persons associated with religious communities that do not have legal status in the country with the imposition of fines when they travel abroad for the purpose of religious education, in the broad sense, and even more so for pilgrimages, which are subject to fines amounting to a multiple of the lowest salary; whereas religious freedom has reached a new low since the start of the economic reforms and the opening up of China in the late 1970s;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the new regulations on religious affairs that took effect on 1 February 2018 are more restrictive towards religious groups and activities; whereas religious freedom has reached a new low since the start of the economic reforms and the opening up of China in the late 1970s; whereas Christians have been facing increasing repression in China with both underground and state sanctioned churches being targeted through the harassment and detention of believers, the demolition of churches and the crackdown on Christian gatherings;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the new regulations on religious affairs that took effect on 1 February 2018 are more restrictive towards religious as well as non-religious and humanist groups and activities; whereas religious freedom and freedom of consciousness has reached a new low since the start of the economic reforms and the opening up of China in the late 1970s;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the situation in Tibet has deteriorated over the past few years, with the Chinese Government curtailing a wide
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the situation in Tibet has deteriorated over the past few years despite the economic growth and the infrastructure development, with the Chinese Government curtailing a wide- range of human rights under the pretext of security and stability, and engaging in relentless attacks against Tibetan identity and culture; whereas access to the Tibet Autonomous Region today is more restricted than ever for foreigners, including EU citizens, particularly for journalists, diplomats and other independent observers, and even more difficult for EU citizens of a Tibetan background;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 22 a (new) – having regard to Human Rights Council 37 - EU Statement - Item 4: Human Rights situation that requires the Council's attention of 13 March 2018,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas the situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, home to ten million Muslim Uygurs, has rapidly deteriorated in recent years, in particular under the rule and tightened security measures of the current president with the establishment of an extrajudicial detention program holding tens of thousands of people who are forced to receive political 're-education', as well as the development of a sophisticated network of invasive digital surveillance, mass deployment of police, strict restrictions on religious practices, the Uyghur language and customs;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas civil society activists and human rights defenders are detained, prosecuted and sentenced on the basis of vague charges such as “subverting state power” and “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, and are often detained incommunicado at undisclosed locations, without access to medical care or legal representation; whereas detained human rights defenders and activists are sometimes held in “residential surveillance in a designated location”, a method used to cut off detainees from contact, during which torture and ill- treatment are frequently reported;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas in its strategic framework on human rights and democracy, the EU pledges that human rights, democracy, and rule of law will be promoted “in all areas of the EU's external actions without exception” and that the EU will “place human rights at the centre of its relations with all third countries including strategic partners.”;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas no progress has been made in the resolution of the Tibetan crisis in the last few years as the last round of peace talks took place in 2010; whereas the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Tibet has led to an increase of self-immolation cases with a total number of 156 since 2009;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas the human rights situation in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region is worsening, where Chinese authorities have reportedly begun using facial recognition technology and data collection to make predictive arrests;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) Jb. whereas civil society activists and human rights defenders have been detained, prosecuted and sentenced on the basis of vague charges such as “subverting state power” and “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, and are often detained incommunicado at undisclosed locations, without access to medical care or legal representation; whereas detained human rights defenders and activists are sometimes held in “residential surveillance in a designated location”, a method used to cut off detainees from contact, during which torture and ill-treatment are frequently reported;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) Jb. whereas the EU-China Human Rights dialogue has brought so far no substantial results; whereas some prominent NGOs called on the European Union to cancel the 35th round of the human rights dialogue with China of 22 and 23 June 2017 and suspend the exchange until the meetings can bring genuine human rights improvements; whereas the only evaluation of this exercise was never made public;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) Jb. whereas the Chinese authorities security's approach to Tibet is impacting negatively the human rights of Tibetans; whereas the surveillance and control measures have been increasing over the past few years as well as arbitrary detentions, acts of torture and ill- treatment;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) Jb. whereas EU diplomats have at times been prevented by Chinese authorities from observing trials or visiting human rights defenders, work that is in line with the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J c (new) Jc. whereas the PRC State Council issued a white paper on the practice of the ‘one country, two systems’ policy in Hong Kong on 10 June 2014, stressing that the autonomy of Hong Kong SAR is ultimately subject to central PRC government’s authorization; whereas over the years Hong Kong people have witnessed mass demonstrations in favour of democracy, media freedom and the full implementation of the Basic Law; whereas Hong Kong traditional open society has paved the way for the development of a genuine and independent civil society that actively and constructively takes part in the public life of the Special Administrative Region;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 23 Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J c (new) Jc. whereas EU diplomats have at times been prevented by Chinese authorities from observing trials or visiting human rights defenders, work that is in line with the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the contrasting political developments of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan, with an increasingly authoritarian and nationalist party-state regime on one side and a multi- party democracy on the other, raises the danger of an escalation of the cross-strait relations; whereas the EU adheres to its 'one China' policy as regards Taiwan, and supports the 'one country, two systems' principle as regards Hong Kong;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas despite the announcements of the last Congress of the Chinese Communist Party the central state still has a very active role in China’s economy and in the production of goods and services; whereas this approach supports a heavily subsidized economy, with a relevant amount of dumping on exported goods;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) Kb. whereas the newly adopted EU anti-dumping legislation has weakened the previous system to counter imports of dumped goods; whereas opening and softening of the anti-dumping legislation from the European Union side should happen in condition of reciprocity;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Reasserts that the EU-China Strategic Partnership is one of the most important partnerships for the EU and that it still has much more potential for being deepened further and for cooperation in the international arena; stresses that in a complex, globalized and multipolar world where China has become a decisive economic actor and plays a growing political role, the EU has to maintain a constructive dialogue and cooperation with this country without ignoring the differences on principles and interests;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Reasserts that the EU-China Strategic Partnership is one of the most important partnerships for the EU and that
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Reasserts that the EU-China Strategic Partnership is
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that China is a major global trade player and that this could represent a good opportunity for
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Recommends to the Union and to the Chinese government to launch a joint initiative in the G20 to establish a Global Forum on Aluminium Excess Capacity, with a mandate to address the entire value chain of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Industry including raw material prices and environmental aspects;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission to actively monitor Chinese trade distorting measures affecting EU companies' positions in World markets and to take appropriate action in the WTO and other forums, including through dispute settlement action;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes that the current Geographical indication agreement with China represent a first step in the right direction but reminds the need to further cooperate in the field of SPS measures in order to reduce burdens to EU exporters;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Notes that a new Chinese Foreign Investment Law is in the process of being drafted; urges the responsible Chinese parties to strive for transparency, accountability, predictability and legal certainty, taking into account the proposals and expectations of the current EU China dialogue on the trade and investment relationship;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Calls on the Commission to coordinate with other trading partners, including as announced at the 11th WTO Ministerial conference in Buenos Aires with the United States and Japan, on joint efforts and actions to tackle and eliminate state-induced market distortions affecting World trade;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Welcomes the proposal of the European Commission with regard to the introduction of an EU wide cooperation mechanism on foreign direct investment screening;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 c (new) 10c. Welcomes the ongoing negotiations for an ambitious EU-China agreement on geographical indications based on the highest international standards; noting that the negotiations started in 2010, recognises the need for substantial progress and calls for their early conclusion;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 d (new) 10d. Express concerns about the foul use of direct or indirect subsidisation of Chinese companies;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 e (new) 10e. Express concerns about the new Cybersecurity Law, which includes new regulatory barriers for foreign companies that sell telecommunication and IT equipment and services;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 f (new) 10f. Calls on China to submit an accession offer to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA); regrets that the Chinese public procurement market remains largely closed to foreign suppliers;
Amendment 11 #
2a. Points out that EU - China trade remains still far from its full potential; identifies great potential in the field of agri-food trade; calls on the Commission to intensify cooperation and dialogue with China on the future of both regions’ agricultural policies, agri-food trade and in particular organic farming; welcomes in this regard the ongoing EU-China young farmer exchange programme, and supports an increase in the number of participants in the years to come;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 g (new) 10g. Notes that in 2016 China surpassed the Eurozone as the world’s largest banking system; calls on China to allow foreign banking enterprises to compete on an equal footing with domestic institutions and to cooperate with the EU in the area of financial regulation;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 h (new) 10h. Underlines the consequentiality of the new Social Credit System for the business environment, and calls for its implementation in a transparent, fair and equitable manner;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 i (new) 10i. Reiterates support for a bilateral investment agreement between the EU and Taiwan; recognizes that Taiwan, while being a major EU trading partner in East Asia, could also act as a springboard to China for EU businesses;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 j (new) 10j. Calls on the European Commission to coordinate together with the EU Member states and under the consultation of the European Parliament to formulate a common foreign trade and investment strategy towards China
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that Chinese companies, including state-owned enterprises, are benefiting from widely open markets in the EU;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that EU outward foreign direct investment in China has steadily decreased since 2012, while China’s investment in the EU has grown exponentially over the past years; notes that the Commission proposal to introduce a legal framework for the screening of FDI inflows into the EU was amongst others based on a sharp increase of Chinese investment into EU strategic sectors; reiterates that the screening of FDI into Europe as its sole purpose should have the protection of security or public order and should not lead to disguised protectionism;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that EU outward foreign direct investment in China has steadily decreased since 2012,
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that EU outward foreign direct investment in China has steadily decreased since 2012, while China’s investment in the EU has grown exponentially over the past years; notes that since 2013, the flow of Chinese investment to the EU has surpassed that of the EU’s to China, with an increased activity in sectors of strategic or public safety importance for European Member States;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that EU outward foreign direct investment in China has steadily decreased since 2012 mainly due to legislative barriers and a lack of reciprocity, while China’s investment in the EU has grown exponentially over the past years: a ten fold increase since the financial crisis and 2015 and another 77% in 2016. In 2016, European investments in China fell by 25%;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that EU outward foreign direct investment in China has steadily decreased since 2012, while China’s investment in the EU has grown exponentially over the past years, notes with concern increasing Chinese barriers to inwards investment, i.e. sectors closed for investment, conditions on technology transfers and requirements on joint ventures;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that EU outward foreign direct investment in China has steadily decreased since 2012, while China’s investment in the EU has grown exponentially over the past years; appreciates recent legislative efforts to introduce a European FDI screening mechanism based on the exchange of data on investment activities;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that China is the EU’s second-largest trading partner and the EU is China’s largest trading partner,
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that EU outward foreign direct investment in China has steadily decreased since 2012, while China’s investment in the EU has grown exponentially over the past years; notes that China is overall becoming a global net exporter of capital;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls that the current debates on an FDI screening mechanism represent one the EU´s efforts to adapt to a changing global environment, seeking to protect strategic sectors and areas of public security concern, without clearly targeting any of our international trade partners specifically;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Is deeply concerned about international trade tensions, in particular between the US and China and the EU and China; notes that, in the present context of global value chains, trade tensions should be resolved through negotiations, particularly under WTO auspices; calls on the Commission to size up the opportunities that recurring to multilateral trade institutions and instruments would provide; advocates cooperating with the EU´s international partners to foster fair, value-based and free international trade;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Is concerned about China's industrial overproduction which has led to the current global overcapacity of steel and aluminium and the measures several countries have since taken in response; is also concerned about other elements of China's trade practices, including unfair competition, its practices in the field of intellectual property and the use of cyber espionage to gather information from business representatives and government officials visiting China;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that a high level of mutual investment is an important indicator for successful economic cooperation, and notes that merger and acquisition FDI from the U.S., Switzerland and the United Kingdom in other EU Member States exceeds investment coming from Chinese companies into the Union;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the EU to re-think its approach towards China in a spirit of cooperation and dialogue taking into account growing economic and political importance and influence of China at a global stage;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes China's decision to reduce tariffs on 187 consumer goods and the removal of foreign ownership caps for banks;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Underlines the importance of the quality of an investment, in particular with regard to a positive effect on employment, respect for labour rights and trade unions, the safeguarding of environmentally sound production, and the contribution to mitigation of climate change;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Welcomes the cooperation between the EU, Japan and the United States to work together to jointly address issues related to China's trade practices including overcapacity and forced technology transfers;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that China is the EU’s
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Welcomes the 16+1 scheme as a new type of open, inclusive and mutually beneficial partnership;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Deplores the uneven distribution of mutual investment flows with a few EU Member States and a limited list of destinations within China receiving the vast majority of investments; calls on the Commission to increase emphasis on the support of disadvantaged Member States and regions to attract quality investment;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Takes note that in 2017, a total of 24.72 million passenger vehicles were sold in China, of which German, Japanese, US, South Korean and French brands accounted for 19.6 percent, 17.0 percent, 12.3 percent, 4.6 percent and 1.8 percent of the total sales volume, respectively; calls on the Commission to explore and support the cooperation options for other European brands with Chinese partners in order to broaden the benefits from market shares, in particular with regard to next-generation emission-free drive systems, including for the public transport sector in order to cope with the growing demographic challenges of urban centres;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on China to act on President Xi Jinping’s commitments to further open up the Chinese market to foreign investors, strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and level the playing field by making China’s market more transparent and better regulated; emphasises how important it is to press ahead with talks to achieve full recognition for and protection of geographical indications;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on China to act on President Xi Jinping’s commitments to further open up the Chinese market to foreign investors and lift restrictions for European companies in various sectors, strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and level the playing field by making China’s market more transparent and better regulated;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on China to act on President Xi Jinping’s commitments to further open up the Chinese market to foreign investors, reduce tariffs on vehicles and other products this year, strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and level the playing field by making China’s market more transparent and better regulated;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on China to act on President Xi Jinping’s commitments to further open up the Chinese market to foreign investors, strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and level the playing field by making China’s market more transparent and better regulated and reducing restrictions for foreign companies;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the EU is open to Chinese capital, investment, and goods, whereas China seeks to restrict the access to foreign actors and capital; considers reciprocity an instrument that should strategically serve the ultimate and long- term purpose of defending liberal democracy, fundamental rights and open trade based on multilateral rules; notes that the EU definition of connectivity includes labour, social and environmental standards;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to promote the Union's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a gold standard in its trade relations with China; points out the need for a systematic dialogue with China and other partners in the WTO on regulatory requirements related to digitization of our economies and its impacts on trade, on production chains, on cross-border digital services, on 3D-printing, on consumption patterns, on payments, on taxes, on protection of personal data, on property-rights issues, on the provision and protection of audio- visual services, on media, on people-to- people contacts;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recalls that Chinese companies benefit from the openness of European public procurement market while, on the contrary, European businesses suffer discrimination and lack of access to the Chinese market; calls on the PRC to allow non-discriminatory access to European businesses and workers on public procurement; calls on the Council for a swift adoption of the International Procurement Instrument; calls on the Commission to be vigilant and eventually take action against contracts awarded to foreign enterprises suspected of dumping practices;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Takes note of the differences in economic policy applied in the European Union and China; is impressed by China's achievement to lift more than 700 million of its citizens out if abject poverty over the past four decades through its concept of inclusive growth; is aware of the dimension of change and reform performed by China, its population and its administration and the ambitious goals still lying ahead; calls on the Commission to support through cooperation the reforms and the achievement of important similar policy goals, in particular in relation to the UN SDG Agenda 2030 and the Paris Convention;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for coordinated cooperation with
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for coordinated cooperation with China on the Belt and Road Initiative, the world's largest investment programme, bringing together state- owned, public and private investors, on the basis of common open and transparent rules, in particular regarding public procurement; deplores the absence of professional sustainable impact assessment in many of the projects related to Belt and Road and calls on the European Investment Bank to lend its extraordinary experience in this field to project assessment and planning in this increasingly common China - EU endeavour;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for coordinated cooperation
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. C
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for a unified European position and strategy towards China; calls on all EU member states to consistently adhere to this strategy; Calls for coordinated cooperation with China on the Belt and Road Initiative on the basis of open and transparent rules, in particular regarding public procurement;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for coordinated cooperation with China on the Belt and Road Initiative - crucial development focused initiative - on the basis of open and transparent rules, in particular regarding public procurement;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for coordinated cooperation with China on the Belt and Road Initiative on the basis of open and transparent rules, and according to international standards, in particular regarding public procurement;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that recent investigations found China has since 2008 acquired assets in Europe worth 318 billion dollars; notes that these number do not several include mergers, investments and joint-ventures;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Expresses concern about the nature of Chinese FDI which includes both state and private acquisitions of strategic infrastructures and cutting-edge technological know-how, raising concerns about national security of the EU Member States and the loss of their technological know-how;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on China to make a fresh bid for GPA membership so as to give European companies access to its market on a basis that is equivalent to the access that China’s companies already enjoy in the EU;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the European Commission to support China's accession to the Government Procurement Agreement;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Expresses concern that China’s strengthened foothold in key European sectors, including high technology, has created points of influence for Beijing across the continent and among Member States that can challenge Europe’s cohesion and ability to execute a common foreign policy on a number of issues related to security and human rights.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Supports the ongoing negotiations on a comprehensive EU-China Investment Agreement; calls for further reciprocity in market access; welcomes the inclusion of a trade and sustainability chapter into this agreement and reiterates its demand to include binding commitments to the core ILO conventions, to major environmental agreements, and to the Paris Convention into all TSD chapters signed by the Union; recommends to include the TSD chapter provisions into the scope of the dispute settlement mechanism of the agreement; calls on the parties to agree on a list defining investor obligations and to provide for legal remedies, including counter-claims, for individuals and local authorities against breaches of these obligations; calls on the parties to address issues of tax-avoidance through FDI;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Supports the on-going negotiations on a comprehensive EU-
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Supports the ongoing negotiations on a comprehensive EU-China Investment Agreement; calls for further reciprocity in market access; reiterates its support to negotiations of bilateral investment agreement between the EU and Taiwan which would further deepen mutual trade and investment relations;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Supports the ongoing negotiations on a comprehensive EU-China Investment Agreement; calls for further reciprocity in market access; calls on the Commission to ensure that specific provisions are negotiated and established for SMEs;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Supports the ongoing negotiations on a comprehensive EU-China Investment Agreement; calls for further reciprocity in market access, in particular in the field of public procurement and SMEs;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that China is a major global trade player and that this could represent in principle a good opportunity for EU businesses as long as they are not discriminated against or subjected to unfair practices;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Supports the ongoing negotiations on a comprehensive EU-China Investment Agreement; calls for further reciprocity in market access; calls for further engagement on sustainable development;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Supports the ongoing negotiations on a comprehensive EU-China Investment Agreement; calls
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Supports the ongoing negotiations on a comprehensive EU-China Investment Agreement; invites China to engage more in that process; calls for further reciprocity in market access;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes China's strategic decisions to reduce significantly pollution emission by factories and traffic, and stresses the trade potential of technological cooperation on clean technologies; calls on China and the EU to overcome their differences regarding the WTO environmental goods agreement; deplores the export of obsolete heavily polluting coal power plants from China to other countries in the world, and in particular EU Neighbourhood countries such as Serbia and Bosnia & Hercegovina;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Reiterates support for a bilateral investment agreement between the EU and Taiwan; recognizes that Taiwan is not only one of the EU’s major trading partners in East Asia but also a springboard to China for EU businesses, and such an agreement is in the interest of the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the Notice on Several Measures on Promoting Further Openness and Active Utilisation of Foreign Investment, issued by China’s State Council in 2017, but regrets the lack of timeline for achieving its goals and therefore calls on Chinese authorities to swiftly materialise those engagements;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses the need to include clear and comprehensive human rights clauses in all EU-China trade and investment agreements; is deeply concerned that China's Belt and Road Initiative devoid any kind of human rights safeguards;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Reiterates support for bilateral investment agreements with Hong Kong and Taiwan; recognises that both partners are springboards to China for EU businesses, including SMEs;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the EU and its Member States and on China to intensify cooperation to build up circular economies, as this urgent need has become even more visible following China's legitimate decision to restrict the trade with plastic waste from Europe; calls on both partners to intensify economic and technological cooperation in the goal to prevent global production chains, trade and transport, and tourism services leading to an intolerable degree of plastic pollution in our oceans;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Recalls that EU companies face a growing number of restrictive market access measures in China due to joint venture obligations in several industry sectors and further discriminatory technical requirements and regulatory rules for foreign owned business operators, as portrayed by reports from EU businesses in China;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that China is a major global trade player and that this could represent a good opportunity for EU businesses, especially in the current context of EU- US trade relation;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on China to strive to play a responsible role on the global stage, including by giving its active support to the multilateral rules-based trading system and the WTO and by consistently abiding by the multilateral trade rules; underlines the notification and transparency obligations with regard to subsidies provided by WTO Agreements and calls on the Commission to take the lead in steering the reform of the WTO subsidy rules;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on China and the EU to strive to play a responsible role on the global stage, in
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on China to strive to play a responsible role on the global stage, including giving its active support to the multilateral rules-based trading system and the WTO as well as the actual adherence to its rules;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the legislative progress on so-called conflict minerals in both the European Union and in China, aimed at preventing that the trade in tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold finances armed conflict or that raw materials are mined using forced labour, emphasizes on the need to prevent that conflict minerals are processed into our mobile phones, cars and jewellery, calls on both the EU Commission and the Chinese government to set up a structured cooperation to support the implementation of the new legislation and to effectively prevent global, Chinese and EU smelters and refiners from using conflict minerals, to protect mine workers, including children, from being abused and to require EU and Chinese companies to ensure they import these minerals and metals from responsible sources only;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls for the resumption of negotiations, in line with the European Parliament’s resolution, on the Trade in Service Agreement (TiSA) and on the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA), building on the fruitful EU-PRC cooperation in the fight against climate change and the strong joint commitment towards the implementation of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on China to accelerate the process of joining the WTO Government Procurement Agreement, and to offer sufficient access to its public procurement market;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls on the EU Commission and on China to engage in close cooperation and assistance and to intensify measures taken under the United Nations' Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA), including commitments regarding the International Tracing Instrument (ITI), which requires States to ensure that weapons are properly marked and that records are kept, providing the framework for cooperation in weapons tracing as one of the commitments governments made in the Programme of Action, recalls that improving weapons tracing is now part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Regrets that the PRC, despite the conclusion of the procedure on the reform of the European calculation methodology for anti-dumping duties, has not yet withdrawn its case against the EU at the WTO appellate body;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Expresses concern at the escalating tariff measures being taken by China and the United States;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that China is a major global trade player and that th
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Expresses concern about the number of restrictions that European companies continue to face in China
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Expresses concern about the number of restrictions that European companies, and MSMEs in particular, continue to face in
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Expresses concern about the number of restrictions that European companies continue to face in China
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Expresses concern about the number of restrictions that European companies continue to face in China, including through joint venture requirements and forced data localization and source code disclosure, especially in sectors covered by the ‘Made in China 2025’ plan;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Expresses concern about the number of restrictions that European companies continue to face in China,
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Expresses concern about the number of restrictions that European companies continue to face in China,
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Expresses concern about market access being increasingly conditional on forced technology transfers, as stated in the EU Chamber of Commerce in China’s 2017 position paper;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Expresses concern that all major European car manufacturers and leading supply industries have announced that production of energy cells related to ambitious schemes to electrify the brand's fleets shall happen entirely in Asia; shares worries expressed by trade unions in the European Union that this could have a devastating effect on the development of know-how and the future production of drive systems, currently forming an important industrial pillar in several EU Member States;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Takes note with concern of the conclusions of the Commission’s report on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries that indicates the PRC as the chief concern; reiterates the need to ensure protection to European knowledge-based economy; calls on the PRC to fight the illicit use of European licences by Chinese companies;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Calls on the Commission to provide for a European Union presence in the China International Import Expo to be held in Shanghai in November 2018, and to provide in particular SMEs with an opportunity to present themselves; Calls on the Commission to reach out to chambers of commerce in particular in Member States that are currently less involved in trade with China in order to promote this opportunity;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Welcomes the EU-PRC’s 2017 joint announcement over a list of 200 Chinese and European GIs whose protection will be negotiated; however, considering that negotiations were launched in 2010, considers it a very modest result and regrets the lack of progress in this regard;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Expresses concern about industrial overcapacity in
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Expresses concern about industrial overcapacity in
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Expresses concern about
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes that China's industrial overcapacity is linked to the recent surge in protectionist trade measures in other regions, one example being the introduction of tariffs on steel and aluminium by the Trump administration; takes note of China's increasing but limited efforts to curb its excess production capacity, however remains concerned that no meaningful holistic approach has been undertaken so far;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Welcomes the recent reforms of the EU Trade Defence Instruments and calls on the Commission to swiftly follow up on its commitments to take into account in its calculation methodologies significant distortions related to social and environmental standards applicable in the exporting countries, as well as social and environmental standards in relation to the exporting countries' costs of production;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Recalls its 2015 report on the relations between the EU and China with which it called for the launch of negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement with Taiwan; points out that the Commission has announced on more than one occasion the launch of negotiations about investment with Hong Kong and Taiwan, and deems it regrettable that no such negotiations have yet begun;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Welcomes China’s decision to delay by one year the implementation of new certifications for imported food and drink, which would have dramatically reduced food imports from the EU; also welcomes the delay in implementation for the new standards for electric vehicles and calls for substantive dialogue and increased coordination regarding such initiatives;
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