2021/2037(INI) A new EU-China strategy
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | AFET |
VAUTMANS Hilde ( Renew)
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SIKORSKI Radosław ( EPP),
MIKSER Sven ( S&D),
BÜTIKOFER Reinhard ( Verts/ALE),
MARIANI Thierry ( ID),
TERTSCH Hermann ( ECR),
VILLANUEVA RUIZ Idoia ( GUE/NGL)
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| Committee Opinion | INTA |
WINKLER Iuliu ( EPP)
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Reinhard BÜTIKOFER ( Verts/ALE),
Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO ( S&D),
Helmut SCHOLZ ( GUE/NGL),
Maximilian KRAH ( ID),
Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE ( RE),
Emmanouil FRAGKOS ( ECR)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 118, RoP 54, RoP 57, RoP 58
Legal Basis:
RoP 118, RoP 54, RoP 57, RoP 58Subjects
Events
2021/09/16
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 570 votes to 61, with 40 abstentions, a resolution on a new EU-China strategy.
Parliament recommended developing a stronger, comprehensive and coherent EU-China strategy that shapes relations with China in the interests of the Union as a whole, placing the defence of EU values at the heart of this strategy and promoting a rules-based multilateral order. It stressed the multifaceted nature of the EU's relationship with China, which is a cooperation and negotiation partner for the EU, but also an economic competitor and systemic rival in a growing number of areas.
Members proposed that this strategy should be based on six pillars:
(1) Open dialogue and cooperation on global challenges
Parliament called for the new strategy to involve China in a dialogue on global challenges based on the EU's fundamental principles and interests, such as human rights, the environment and climate change, nuclear disarmament, promoting economic recovery after COVID-19, tackling global health crises and reforming certain multilateral organisations.
The human rights dialogues should include media freedom and freedom of the press, minority rights, including in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Tibet, the situation in Hong Kong, freedom of expression, labour rights, the right of assembly, freedom of religion or belief, and the rule of law in China in general.
Members called on the EU to engage in a dialogue with China on ways to strengthen, in a transparent manner, initial response capacities to infectious diseases that have the potential of becoming epidemics or pandemics. They also called on China to allow an independent and transparent investigation into the origins and spread of SARS-CoV-2.
(2) Enhanced engagement on universal values, international norms and human rights
Recalling its resolution of 20 May 2021 on Chinese countersanctions, Parliament called on the Commission to use all the tools at its disposal and the debate on the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) as a lever to improve human rights protection and support for civil society in China. It stated that the process of ratifying the CAI could not start until China lifts its sanctions against Members and EU institutions.
Members urged China to take concrete steps to end human rights abuses in the country, such as forced labour and the systematic persecution of Uighurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities, Tibetans, as well as Christians and other religious communities, and to respect its international commitments on Hong Kong by suspending planned reforms of the city's electoral system and releasing pro-democracy legislators and activists.
China is urged to comply with international standards, particularly regarding its impact on climate, environment, biodiversity, poverty, health, labour and human rights.
(3) Analysis and identification of risks, vulnerabilities and challenges
The EU's future strategy towards China should provide the tools and data needed to address the political, economic, social and technological threats from China, including its military modernisation and capacity build-up, and their implications for the EU's open strategic autonomy. The Commission is invited to commission an audit on the EU's dependence on China in certain strategic and key sectors, such as pharmaceuticals.
The implementation of the EU-China Strategy and national strategies and policies towards China should be regularly coordinated between the EU institutions and Member States to ensure a comprehensive and coherent policy.
(4) Building partnerships with like-minded actors
Parliament called on the VP/HR to coordinate the EU's actions with partners who share its values regarding the protection of human rights, support for the people of China, Hong Kong and Macao, and the defence of liberal democracy, especially in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and to encourage China to respect international law.
Expressing concern about China's expansionist policies in the South and East China Seas and the Taiwan Strait, Members called on the EU to address these issues in the new EU-China strategy and in the EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
Recalling the importance of economic and trade relations between the EU and Taiwan, Parliament stressed the need to make progress towards a bilateral investment agreement with Taiwan .
(5) Promoting open strategic autonomy, including in trade and investment relations
Parliament considered it necessary to invest in innovation and research and to develop a sovereign and competitive industrial strategy in areas including microchips and semiconductor production, rare earth mining, cloud computing and telecoms technologies in order to reduce the EU's dependence on China.
Members called on the Commission to analyse the EU's economic dependencies in strategic sectors, such as critical raw materials, and called for initiatives to diversify and consolidate the EU's access to key strategic resources.
The resolution called for increased funding for 5G deployment projects and research into 6G , artificial intelligence and megadata technology, in order to ensure future network security and enhanced digital sovereignty.
(6) Defence and promotion of core European values and interests by making the EU a more effective geopolitical actor
Members consider that the EU should continue its efforts to become a genuine geopolitical actor by promoting its autonomy and strategic capacity and by cooperating with the US and other like-minded partners. They called for strengthening the EU's defence tools, increasing its capacity to protect its interests abroad, playing a more proactive, coherent and strategic role in its direct neighbourhood.
Lastly, Parliament stressed the importance of giving the European External Action Service the mandate and resources to monitor and address Chinese disinformation operations , including the creation of a dedicated Far-East Stratcom Task Force focused on disinformation from China.
Documents
2021/09/14
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2021/07/26
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
2021/07/26
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Documents
2021/07/15
EP - Vote in committee
2021/06/21
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2021/05/27
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2021/05/27
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2021/04/30
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2021/04/29
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/04/29
EP - Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
2021/03/18
EP - WINKLER Iuliu (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
2021/01/25
EP - VAUTMANS Hilde (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
Documents
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0382/2021
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0252/2021
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0252/2021
- Committee opinion: PE691.467
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE693.619
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE693.625
- Committee draft report: PE691.426
- Committee draft report: PE691.426
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE693.619
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE693.625
- Committee opinion: PE691.467
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0252/2021
Activities
- Heidi HAUTALA
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Maria ARENA
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Reinhard BÜTIKOFER
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Anna FOTYGA
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- Christophe HANSEN
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- Bernd LANGE
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Helmut SCHOLZ
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Ivan ŠTEFANEC
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Tom VANDENKENDELAERE
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Kathleen VAN BREMPT
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Hilde VAUTMANS
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Nathalie LOISEAU
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Pedro MARQUES
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Marco CAMPOMENOSI
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Assita KANKO
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Maximilian KRAH
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Andrius KUBILIUS
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Sven MIKSER
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Isabel SANTOS
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Hermann TERTSCH
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Charlie WEIMERS
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Karlo RESSLER
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Anna BONFRISCO
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Bert-Jan RUISSEN
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Radosław SIKORSKI
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
- Raphaël GLUCKSMANN
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- 2021/09/14 A new EU-China strategy (debate)
Votes
Une nouvelle stratégie UE–Chine - A new EU-China strategy - Eine neue China-Strategie der EU - A9-0252/2021 - Hilde Vautmans - § 3 - Am 1 #
2021/09/15 Outcome: +: 634, 0: 42, -: 3
PPE
The Left
NIA9-0252/2021 - Hilde Vautmans - § 11 - Am 4 #
2021/09/15 Outcome: +: 609, 0: 54, -: 15
A9-0252/2021 - Hilde Vautmans - § 30 - Am 5 #
2021/09/15 Outcome: +: 611, 0: 58, -: 9
A9-0252/2021 - Hilde Vautmans - Considérant E - Am 2 #
2021/09/15 Outcome: +: 611, 0: 48, -: 19
A9-0252/2021 - Hilde Vautmans - Après le considérant E - Am 3 #
2021/09/15 Outcome: +: 608, 0: 56, -: 12
Une nouvelle stratégie UE–Chine - A new EU-China strategy - Eine neue China-Strategie der EU - A9-0252/2021 - Hilde Vautmans - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) #
2021/09/15 Outcome: +: 570, -: 61, 0: 40
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 607 |
2021/2037(INI)
2021/05/27
AFET
607 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) — – having regard to the EU-China dialogue on human rights, launched in 1995, and the 37th round thereof, held in Brussels on 1 and 2 April 2019,
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that in 2020 China for the first time ranked as the EU’s largest partner for trade in goods, with the trade balance further deteriorating to the EU’s detriment; the volume of trade between China and the EU will require, in the medium term, a framework of agreements of which the GI and the CAI are only two first steps; for any broader agreement to be possible in the future, China must show full respect to the values in which the EU is based, and it must include an instance of democratic control where the European Parliament must develop its competences.
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 c (new) — having regard to its previous resolutions and reports on the situation in China and EU-China relations, in particular those of 21January 2021 on the crackdown on the democratic opposition in Hong Kong and of 17 December 2020 on forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), and having regard to its previous recommendations relating to Hong Kong, in particular that of 13 December 2017 to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) on Hong Kong, 20 years after handover;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that the agreement in principle on investments between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China gives China access to strategic EU sectors (telecoms, energy infrastructure, modern information and digital technologies connected, for example, with big data, intelligence, robotics and smart manufacturing), facilitating China’s ‘technological supremacy’ and thereby fulfilling one of the objectives set in the country’s ‘Made in China 2025’ plan, which involves the Chinese Government promoting Chinese firms by making government funds available to them so that they can acquire sections of the European economy that are critical to the EU’s security, at the same time leaving the EU at the mercy of technologies provided by third countries whose values and methods are unreliable;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 6 6) Defence and promotion of core European interests and values by transforming the EU into a more effective geopolitical actor;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Considers it necessary to conclude a Bilateral Investment Agreement with Taiwan
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 6 6)
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Draws attention to developments linked to the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative, as a key geopolitical instrument of the Chinese government; underlines that projects related to infrastructure or development financing ought to be closely monitored, including as concerns the possible negative political and geo- economic effects; highlights the need for the EU to enhance its own Connectivity Strategy, built on transparency, sustainability and accountability, as a geopolitical tool to engage with third countries in infrastructure or development projects;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 6 a (new) 6 a) Calls on the Commission to stop the EU-China Global Investment Agreement as long as China does not guarantee and show respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all citizens as well as does not fulfil international commitments and its own obligations such as Sino-British Joint Declaration and Hong Kong Basic Law;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Takes note of the important role that China is taking in the Asia-Pacific region, which has increased even more thanks to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP); underlines the fact that the RCEP is causing significant geopolitical shifts, challenging also the global position of the EU, by creating the world's largest trading bloc, covering nearly a third of the global economy;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) Acknowledges the work done by the High Representative and Vice-President of the Commission in drawing up a coordinated, coherent EU strategy, together with the Member States, for relations with China;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Urges the Commission to move forward with the Bilateral Investment Agreement with Taiwan and start the impact assessment, public consultation and scoping exercise with Taiwan before the end of 2021;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Recognizes China’s right to pursue its interests and fulfil its potential of global leadership, however, such leadership must be built on respect for universal human rights, democracy and the rule of law, therefore longer-term future development of China towards more authoritarianism or towards democracy will have a significant global impact;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. Recalls, in the context of the regional dynamics, the importance of EU- Taiwan relations, the bilateral structural dialogue, including on matters related to multilateralism and WTO, technology and public health, as well as essential cooperation on critical supplies such as semiconductors; urges the Commission to move forward with the Investment Agreement with Taiwan, taking the necessary steps for a scoping exercise, impact assessment and launching a public consultation;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Stresses that EU-China cooperation should be more people- oriented and deliver more real benefits to citizens in order to build mutual trust and understanding;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. Underlines China’s active engagement and rising influence in the Arctic region, including in economic activity; calls on the Commission to address China’s rising influence, its possible threats and risks and the EU’s response to it in its upcoming Arctic Strategy;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Open principled and interests-based dialogue on global challenges
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the new EU-China strategy involves China in an open dialogue on global challenges, such as human rights, climate change and the fight against global pandemics; Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the new EU- China strategy involves China in an open dialogue on global challenges, such as human rights, climate change and the fight against global pandemics;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the new EU-China strategy involves China in an open but frank dialogue on global challenges, such as climate change and the fight against global pandemics, as well as those resulting from the Chinese Communist Party's malign activities at home and abroad;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 d (new) Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the new EU-China strategy involves China in an open regular EU-China 27+1 dialogue on global challenges, such as climate change, promotion of economic recovery from Covid-19 and the fight against global pandemics;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the new EU-China strategy involves China in an open dialogue on global challenges, such as climate change
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the new EU-China strategy involves China in an open dialogue on global challenges, such as
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls on the VP / HR to ensure that the new approach to EU-China relations engages China in an open dialogue on global challenges, such as the environment -on the basis that China is the world's most polluting power- and the fight against pandemics on a global scale;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Deeply regrets the sanctions and counter-sanctions that have been mutually imposed on each other; Stresses that sanctions tend to be easier to introduce than to lift and therefore result in a years long confrontation in the relations which only tend to get worse;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Supports greater dialogue and cooperation with China on peace and security
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Supports greater dialogue and cooperation with China on
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) — having regard to its previous resolutions on the human rights situation in China, in particular those of 21 January 2021 on the crackdown on the democratic opposition in Hong Kong and of 17 December 2020 on forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR),
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Notes that the People's Republic of China has signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a multilateral free-trade agreement aiming to integrate the supply chains of fifteen Asian and Pacific nations;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Supports greater dialogue and cooperation with China on peace and security, sustainable development, science, technology and innovation, environmental issues, space and aerospace, based on European values and strategic priorities and in the framework of multilateralism and the rules-based international system;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Supports greater dialogue and cooperation with China on peace and security, sustainable development, science, technology and innovation, environmental issues, space and aerospace; notes, however, that such dialogue and cooperation are only possible if China is willing to uphold its international obligations;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Supports greater dialogue and cooperation with China on peace and security, sustainable development,
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Supports greater dialogue and cooperation with China on peace and security, sustainable development, science, technology and innovation, environmental issues, space and aerospace, the reform of the WTO;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Supports greater dialogue and cooperation with China on peace
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Remind that while at the Davos Forum last January 2021, the European Union urged with its climate agenda and its "leaders" in governments threatened their middle classes with the alleged need for new tax increases and penalties, the leader of China -the most polluting country in the world- resorted to propaganda to misinform with lessons on how to manage the health of the planet and with new promises, like all the previous ones, unfulfilled;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Believes it is imperative that both the EU and China do not act in a belligerent way towards each other or other countries, including through its rhetoric; highlights that both parties should always seek to promote dialogue where conflicts arise;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. recognizes the importance of cooperation with China in supporting the peace process in Afghanistan and discouraging North Korea of continuing its nuclear programme, inter alia;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Points out that some fields of cooperation such as ITC, space and aerospace, can have a dual use application and can be used against Chinese citizens and against the West;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Underlines that in EU-China inter-parliamentary dialogue is not a reward, but an instrument to raise concerns, to exchange views and to promote mutual understanding and trust; notes that the EP uses this instrument in the relations with many other partners with whom deep differences persist;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) — having regard to the Council regulation (EU 2020/1998 and to the Council Decision (CFSP 2020/1999 of 7 December 2020 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Points out that, as it currently stands, the agreement in principle on investments between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China will make the EU more dependent, also in agriculture, where the Chinese Government is investing large amounts of money in agricultural technology and innovation under a legislative framework that allows it to do whatever it wants; points out, furthermore, that under the current approach it would be easier for China to continue buying European firms and farmland, thereby increasing Europe’s dependence on a country in which, for example, private property does not exist, and food safety standards are a world away from those that apply in Europe;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Underscores the importance of
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Underscores the importance of capitalising on China’s commitment to tackling climate change by reinforcing partnership and competition in this field and emphasises the need to ensure that China commits to peak its emissions before 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Underscores the importance of
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Underscores the importance of capitalising on China’s commitment to tackling climate change by reinforcing partnership in this field and emphasises the need to ensure that China commits to peak its emissions before 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement, by implementing a carbon border adjustment mechanism, compatible with the values of fairness and multilateral cooperation;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Under
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Underscores the importance of capitalising on China’s commitment to tackling climate change by reinforcing partnership in this field and emphasises the need to ensure that China commits to peak its emissions before 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Underscores the importance of capitalising on China’s commitment to tackling climate change by reinforcing an EU-China partnership in this field
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) — having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2021 on the crackdown on the democratic opposition in Hong Kong;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the EU-China bilateral trade and investment relationship is of strategic importance and should be rules-based, with the multilateral trading system at its core; calls on the Commission and China to closely cooperate to reform the WTO rulebook to make the organization more flexible and fit for the challenges of the 21st century, in order to contribute to a more sustainable development, and promote the green transition and digital revolution; expects China to match its economic weight to its international obligations and restore a level playing field by addressing industrial subsidies, SOEs and overcapacity , forced technology transfer public procurement and intellectual property.
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for Human Rights Dialogues to be held regularly and calls for a solid benchmarking of the progress made in
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for Human Rights Dialogues to be held regularly and calls for a solid benchmarking of the progress made in bilateral dialogues more generally; asks for the results regarding the benchmarks and the progress, stagnation or deterioration to be discussed in a transparent manner;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for Human Rights Dialogues to be held regularly and calls for a solid benchmarking of the progress made in bilateral dialogues more generally; requests that human rights be regularly raised at the highest political level, both at EU-China Summits and at Member States’ level;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for result-oriented Human Rights Dialogues to be held regularly and in a transparent manner and calls for a solid benchmarking of the progress made in bilateral dialogues more generally;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for Human Rights and Freedom of Religion or Belief Dialogues to be held regularly and calls for a solid benchmarking of the progress made in bilateral dialogues more generally;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for Human Rights Dialogues to be held
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 1 (new) - Media freedom and freedom of the press;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 2 (new) - Rights of minorities, including in the regions of Xinjiang and Tibet;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) — having regard to the resolution of 21 January 2021 from the European Parliament on connectivity and EU-Asia relations,
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the EU-China bilateral trade and investment relationship is of strategic importance and should be rules-based, with the multilateral trading system at its core; calls on China to fully adhere to all its obligations under WTO rules and advocates in particular cooperation with like-minded partners in order to push back against China's illegal subsidies; notes that Taiwan is a full WTO-member and repeats its call to strengthen economic cooperation with Taiwan and to prepare an investment agreement with Taiwan by concluding the necessary preparatory work such as the scoping exercice in 2021;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Reiterates its most serious concern about the various abuses of basic and human rights in China, violations of human dignity, rights to freedom of cultural expression and religious belief, freedoms of speech, of peaceful assembly and association, and in particular the systemic persecution of the Uyghur people, Tibetans, Mongols and other ethnic minorities, human rights defenders, social activists, religious groups, in particularly of Falun Gong practitioners, journalists, petitioners and protesters against injustices, as well as the ever-increasing repression of all dissenting and opposition voices, including in Hong Kong;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for the UN Human Rights Council to be asked to investigate the continued breaches of human rights in China, particularly, but not exclusively, the Uyghur genocide; calls for China to be required to allow UN Human Rights Council rapporteurs and special rapporteurs on human rights to enter the country and carry out a free and independent investigation so that they can draw up a report on the worrying and alarming situation with regard to systematic breaches of human rights and the Uyghur genocide;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Deplores the growing religious persecution in China; welcomes the appointment of a new EU Special Envoy for the Freedom of Religion or Belief Outside the Union, and calls for the new Special Envoy to be actively involved in supporting the plight of all religious groups and entities, including Muslims, Christians and Buddhists, facing persecution in mainland China and Hong Kong;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Regrets that the open dialogue with China and trust necessary for building a transparent relationship will be difficult bearing in mind the PRC's growing espionage activities, malign influence activities and cyber attacks targeting the EU and EU Member States;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. emphasises the universal and unified character of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and reaffirms UNCLOS’s important role in setting out the legal framework that governs all activities in the ocean and the seas. In this regards calls on China to refrain from any unilateral actions that could escalate tensions and undermine regional stability and the international rules-based order and express serious concerns about reports of militarisation, coercion, and intimidation in the region,
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls for the immediate release of arbitrarily detained people and prisoners of conscience, including practitioners of Falun Gong, and for an end to enforced disappearances, and insists that all individuals should be able to choose their legal representative, have access to their family and to medical care, and have their cases investigated;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Recalls that ten EU Member States still have active extradition treaties with the PRC; calls on these Member States to review their extradition treaties with China whereby Uyghur people, citizens of Hong Kong, Tibetans or Chinese dissidents in Europe could be extradited to stand political trial in the PRC;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the EU to engage in dialogue with China on possible ways to improve, in a transparent manner, initial response capabilities to infectious diseases that have the potential to develop into epidemics or pandemics, including recognition, risk-mapping and early warning systems to ensure better global preparedness to respond to pandemics; calls further on China to cooperate fully in an independent investigation into the origins of
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the EU to engage in dialogue with China on possible ways to ensure better global preparedness to respond to pandemics;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) — having regard to the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the EU-China bilateral trade and investment relationship is of strategic importance and should be rules-based, with the multilateral trading system at its core, with fundamental human rights guaranteed and protected, with absolute respect by both parties to basic freedoms such as assembly, speech, or creed, with total commitment to defend the planet against climate change, and with any interest whatsoever from any party to undermine the other through disruptive and aggressive economic policies;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the EU to engage in dialogue with China on possible ways to ensure better global preparedness to
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the EU to engage in dialogue with China on possible ways to ensure better global preparedness to respond to pandemics; calls further on China to cooperate fully in an independent investigation into the origins of COVID- 19;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the EU to engage in dialogue with China on possible ways to ensure better global preparedness to respond to pandemics; calls further on China to
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the EU and China to assume their responsibility as important international actors and avoid a transformation of the relations into confrontation; stresses that good cooperation between both partners is necessary to address global problems; reiterates that China remains a strategic partner for the EU and has been a reliable partner in many areas of international cooperation and upholding multilateralism;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Underlines that the virus originated in China and calls for an independent investigation into the Chinese Communist Party's role and responsibility in escalating a local COVID-19 outbreak into a devastating global pandemic; calls for the Chinese Communist Party to pay reparations for the loss of life and economic damage to those affected if found responsible; notes that negligence is not an excuse;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Engagement on the promotion of universal values, international norms and human rights issues through economic leverage
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Enhanced engagement on human rights issues through economic leverage
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Engagement on
Amendment 168 #
Engagement on human rights issues
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Urges the Commission and the EEAS to jointly develop an ambitious, holistic and results-oriented EU strategy for Human Rights in China articulating the use of all areas and instruments of EU external actions and setting concrete goals such as the closure of detention camps in Xinjiang, the end of the persecution of ethnic and religious minorities and human rights defenders and the abolition of death penalty;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) — having regard to the European Parliament report with recommendations to the Commission on corporate due diligence and corporate accountability (2020/2129 (INL));
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the EU-China bilateral trade and investment relationship is of strategic importance and should be rules-based, with the multilateral trading system at its core; stresses that who wants to be a first class competitor on the globe, needs to play by first class standards, including with regard to the impact of what we do on climate, on environment, on biodiversity, on poverty, on health, on labour rights, and on human rights;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Remains outraged at the continuing detention of Swedish publisher Gui Minhai, and urges robust and steady intervention by the EU and the Member States at the highest level to secure his immediate and unconditional release;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to use the debate around the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) as a leverage instrument to improve the protection of human rights and support for civil society in China and reminds the Commission that it will take the human rights situation in China, including in Hong Kong, into account when asked to endorse CAI;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to use the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) as a leverage instrument to improve the protection of human rights and support for civil society in China, without omitting the specific objectives of the agreement to the benefit of the EU’s economy and our own economic enterprises;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to use the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) as a leverage instrument to improve the protection of human rights and support for civil society in China; expects the Commission to consult with Parliament before taking any steps towards the conclusion and signature of the CAI;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to use the suspension of the ratification process of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) as a leverage
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to use the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) as a leverage instrument to improve the protection of human rights and support for
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to use the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI)
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Points out that negotiations on the agreement in principle on investments between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China have seemingly – and quite rightly – been stalled since China retaliated to EU sanctions, with the Chinese regime adopting an increasingly hostile stance towards the EU; emphasises that this might be an opportunity for a fresh start when it comes to establishing a comprehensive strategy with like-minded, democratic countries that do not pose a threat to the interests of the EU and the Member States;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Stresses that the promotion of and respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law has to remain at the centre of the relationship between the EU and China, in line with the EU’s commitment to upholding these values in its external action and China’s expressed interest in adhering to them in its own development and international cooperation;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) — having regard to the Protocol of 2014 to the International Labour Organization (ILO)Forced Labour Convention of 1930, which has not been signed by China,
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the EU-China bilateral trade and investment relationship is of strategic importance and should be rules-based, with the multilateral trading system at its core; it reiterates that while economic de-coupling is not beneficial for the EU, a more assertive enforcement and adherence to commitments is necessary in the overall trade and investment relationship;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Recalls that not all EU Member States have ratified ILO conventions, calls on the EU to continue to work within and in conjunction with the ILO and recalls the importance of compliance with labour standards in the EU and by European companies outside the EU if it is to have the legitimacy to demand that other countries do so;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Points out that the agreement in principle on investments between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China gives China access to strategic EU sectors (telecoms, energy infrastructure, modern information and digital technologies connected, for example, with big data, intelligence, robotics and smart manufacturing), facilitating China’s ‘technological supremacy’ and thereby fulfilling one of the objectives set in the country’s ‘Made in China 2025’ plan, which involves the Chinese Government promoting Chinese firms by making government funds available to them so that they can acquire sections of the European economy that are critical to the EU’s security, at the same time leaving the EU at the mercy of technologies provided by third countries whose values and methods are unreliable;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Stresses, in this context, that respect for the right to form and join trade unions and to bargain collectively is a fundamental criterion of corporate responsibility; Deplores the fact that freedom of association is being violated in many places of production; demands respect for the role of trade unions, social dialogue and fundamental principles and rights at work, such as freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining for all workers;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Points out that with the pandemic the EU has witnessed how dangerously dependent it is on China for health equipment, and that shortfalls of materials, components, batteries and computer chips are becoming increasingly frequent owing to supply freezes by China, which have a direct impact on the stability of manufacturing and the business fabric of the Member States;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Points out that, as it currently stands, the agreement in principle on investments between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China will make the EU more dependent, also in agriculture, where the Chinese Government is investing large amounts of money in agricultural technology and innovation under a legislative framework that allows it to do whatever it wants; points out, furthermore, that under the current approach it would be easier for China to continue buying European firms and farmland, thereby increasing Europe’s dependence on a country in which, for example, private property does not exist, and food safety standards are a world away from those that apply in Europe;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 e (new) 7e. Points out that the individual interests of certain Member States for whom China is their main trading partner cannot be the main objective of the EU when it comes to drawing up or concluding agreements between the EU and China, and even less so if those objectives are clearly detrimental to the interests, stability and security of the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 f (new) 7f. Points out with concern that China is using current advances in science, technology and innovation for purposes that are contrary to European principles, and points out that it has built up a sophisticated network of invasive digital surveillance that includes facial recognition technology and data collection, which it uses to monitor and oppress population groups that the Chinese Communist Party does not like;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Underlines the non-negotiable conditions and pre-
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Underlines the conditions and
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Underlines the inevitable conditions and pre-
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) — having regard to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Climate Agreement, which came into force on 4 November 2016,
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the EU-China bilateral trade and investment relationship is of strategic importance and should be rules-based, with the multilateral trading system at its core; stresses in this regard the importance of the WTO reform;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Underlines the conditions and pre- ratification commitments that
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a (a) having a timetable for China’s ratification and implementation of key International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a (a)
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – introductory part 8.
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a (a)
Amendment 195 #
(a) having a timetable for China’s ratification and implementation of key International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions on labour rights and a robust monitoring mechanism, as well as concrete measures or steps towards putting an end to other human rights violations against the Uyghur minority
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a (a) having a timetable for China’s ratification and implementation of key International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions on labour rights and a robust monitoring mechanism, as well as concrete measures or steps towards putting an end to other human rights violations a
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a (a) having a timetable for China’s ratification and
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a (a) having a binding timetable for China’s ratification and implementation of
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a (a) having a timetable for China’s
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) — having regard to the EU-China Strategic Partnership launched in 2003,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that China's continued economic rise will have a strong impact on global economic developments over the next decade and that in 2020 China for the first time ranked as the EU’s largest partner for trade in goods, with the trade balance further deteriorating to the EU’s detriment; stresses, however, that if also considering trade in services, China is still far from overtaking the US as the EU’s largest trading partner; recognizes nevertheless the important, yet challenging trade and investment relationship with China;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) — having regard to its previous resolution on EU-China Relations of 12 September 2018 on the State of EU-China Relations,
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the EU-China bilateral trade and investment relationship is of strategic importance and should be rules-based, with the multilateral trading system and the notion of reciprocity at its core;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a (a) having a timetable for China’s ratification and implementation of key International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions on labour rights and a robust monitoring mechanism, as well as concrete measures or steps towards putting an end to other human rights violations against
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a (a)
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a a (new) (a a) a “Human rights” clause must be integrated as an essential element of the agreement. This clause should stipulating clearly that respect and protection of human rights, as defined my customary law and international conventions, are binding obligations on the parties and allowing the parties to require appropriate measures from the partner to comply, or to partly or fully suspend the agreement in case of violations;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a a (new) (a a) undertake concrete measures towards putting an end to human rights violations, such as forced labour, against minorities in China, including in the provinces of Xinjiang and Tibet;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a a (new) (a a) The release of all political prisoners or prisoners of conscience held in mainland China and Hong Kong, including citizens of EU Member States and third country nationals;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a a (new) (a a) having a timetable for China’s ratification and effective compliance of all Human Right International standars and principles (universal framework);
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a b (new) (a b) Ensure that the violation of the revised Investment and Sustainable Development Section of the agreement can lead to sanctions;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a c (new) (a c) the creation of an independent Domestic Advisory Group (DAG), composed of civil society organisations and human rights defenders, provided with the task of monitoring the implementation of all provisions on the agreement and its impact on human, labour and environmental rights. It should be provided with adequate competences and resources to investigate specific issues and cases;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point a d (new) (a d) reliable evidence of sustainable termination of human rights violations against the Uyghur population and other minorities in China;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point b (b) a recommitment by China to uphold its international commitments to Hong Kong under the Sino-British Joint Declaration and Hong Kong’s Basic Law, and to enhance dialogue and political paths for developing citizens backed democratic implementation of the internationally recognised One China policy in accordance with all commitments of “One country, two systems” approaches and still existing different interpretations und long-time experiences by various political and social forces in the societies;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) — Having regard to its resolution of 20 May 2021 on Chinese countersanctions on EU entities and MEPs and MPs;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is convinced that the EU-China bilateral trade and investment relationship is of strategic importance and should be
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point b (b) the repeal by China of the National Security Law imposed on Hong- Kong in June 2020, the release of pro- democracy legislators and activists and a recommitment by China to uphold its international commitments to Hong Kong under the Sino-British Joint Declaration and Hong Kong’s Basic Law;
Amendment 211 #
(b) a recommitment by China to uphold its international commitments to Hong Kong under the Sino-British Joint Declaration and Hong Kong’s Basic Law through the suspension of planned reforms to the city’s electoral system;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point b (b) a recommitment
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point b (b)
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point c (c) the lifting
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point c (c) lifting the counter-sanctions imposed by the Chinese Government on EU entities and individuals, as a good faith step towards the EU also lifting sanctions on China;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point c (c) meeting the conditions to lift EU sanctions and lifting the counter-sanctions
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point c (c) lifting the baseless and arbitrary counter-sanctions imposed by the Chinese Government on EU entities and individuals;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point c (c) lifting the counter-sanctions imposed by the Chinese Government on EU entities and democratically elected individuals;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point c (c) the immediate lifting of the counter-sanctions imposed by the Chinese Government on EU entities and individuals;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 c (new) — having regard to the European Parliament resolution on 17 December 2020 on forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (2020/2913 RSP);
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls on China to play a more active part in the WTO and other multilateral initiatives and to fully comply with its WTO obligations, matching its acquired economic power with its level of development, and urges on the Commission to step up its efforts to work together with China on reforming and strengthening the rules-based multilateral trading system; urges for a specific focus on the reform of the WTO as a key tool to bring stability and legal certainty to the international trade arena, while tackling structural shortcomings at pluri- and multilateral levels; considers pertinent to specifically discuss the negative effects and possible remedies for distortions caused by the global excess capacity of steel and aluminum, alongside the importance of tackling industrial subsidies at the WTO level;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point c (c) lifting the counter-sanctions imposed by the Chinese Government on EU and national entities and individuals;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point c (c) lift
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point c a (new) (c a) having a set of autonomous measures in force, including: legislation against distortive effects of foreign subsidies on the internal market; an international procurement instrument; supply chain legislation with mandatory due diligence requirements which also provide for an import ban on forced labour goods; an enhanced and strengthened EU Foreign Investment Screening Regulation; an effective anti- coercion instrument; adequately address China’s cybersecurity threats, hybrid attacks and the civil-military fusion programme;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point c a (new) (c a) ensure that all journalists can conduct their work freely, without impediments and fear of reprisals; stresses that freedom of the press and media should be ensured; requests the EU to support free speech and free media in China by establishing a European Democratic Media Fund to support independent journalism;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new) d. demanding for concrete steps in improving the Freedom of Religion or Belief and for abolishing the new rules in China which limit religious leaders more and more;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. States its strong support for UN
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. States its support for UN to carry out legal investigations into alleged genocide and crimes against humanity taking place in the Xinjiang region; Calls on China to comply with its obligations under national and international law to respect human rights, including the rights belonging to minorities in Xinjiang, in Tibet and Inner Mongolia;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. States its support for UN to carry out legal investigations into alleged
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. States
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 c (new) — Having regard to its resolution of 17 December 2020 on Forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls on the EU and China to assume their responsibility for the global economy and the future of the planet as important international actors and avoid a transformation of the relations into confrontation; stresses that good and constructive cooperation between both partners is necessary to address global problems; reiterates that China remains a strategic partner for the EU and has been a reliable partner in many areas of international cooperation and upholding multilateralism;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. States its support for UN to carry out legal investigations into alleged genocide and crimes against humanity taking place in the Xinjiang region; Calls China to allow UN Commissioner of Human Rights independent and unfettered access to Xinjiang to investigate the situation on the ground;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. States its support for UN to carry out legal investigations into alleged genocide and crimes against humanity taking place in the Xinjiang region and urges the EU and its Member States to intensify efforts to reach enough international support for an independent investigation;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 233 #
9. States its support for UN to carry out legal investigations into alleged genocide and crimes against humanity taking place in the Xinjiang region and into forced labour programmes in Tibet;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. States its support for UN to carry out legal investigations into alleged genocide and crimes against humanity taking place China, in particular in the Xinjiang region and Tibet;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. States its support for the UN to carry out legal, independent investigations into alleged genocide and crimes against humanity taking place in the Xinjiang region;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. States its support for the UN to carry out legal investigations into alleged genocide and crimes against humanity taking place in
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls for the introduction of a unilateral ban on the import of products from forced labour and child labour or any other form of modern slavery;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls for the introduction of a unilateral ban on the import of cotton and other products from forced labour and child labour or any other form of modern slavery; further calls on European companies in China, as part of their corporate responsibility, to under-take a thorough investigation into use of forced labour in their supply chains
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 c (new) — having regard to China’s 14th Five Year Plan and to the principles of Dual Circulation and Secure Supply Chains,
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Considers that other trade and investment agreements with regional partners, including Taiwan, should not be held hostage to the suspension of the CAI ratification;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls for the introduction of a unilateral ban on the import of products from forced labour and child labour or any
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls for the introduction of a unilateral ban on the import of products
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service to finalise a supply-chain business advisory with guidance for companies on the exposure to risk of using Uyghur forced labour and providing support in urgently identifying alternative sources of supply;
Amendment 243 #
10 a. Deplores the coercive campaign against H&M, Nike and other companies seeking to uphold their corporate responsibility and expressed their concerns over forced labour in cotton production in Xinjiang;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Condemns the fact that freedom of expression, freedom of association and freedom of the press are not guaranteed in China; deplores the political persecution to which many journalists – who are now in exile – have been subjected;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Calls for the release of arbitrarily detained and imprisoned human rights defenders,dissidents and others, including the Swedish citizen Gui Minhai;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10 b. Stresses the need for free access to Tibet, including for diplomats, journalists, tourists and Tibetans themselves;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission to put forward the proposed EU legislation for Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 d (new) — Having regard to its resolution of 19 June 2020 on the PRC national security law for Hong Kong and the need for the EU to defend Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Is concerned about the increasingly unbalanced EU-China bilateral economic and trade relationship; stresses that rebalancing and a more level playing field are vital to EU interests; underlines that any economic relationship cannot be detached from human rights questions and regrets in this regard the continued use of forced labour in companies' supply chains, in particular of those sourcing from Xinjiang; emphasizes its call on China to ratify and implement pertinent ILO conventions; regrets that several international companies, notably in the apparel and textiles sector, have been subject to an extensive and widespread boycott after expressing concern about the reports on forced labour in Xinjiang and taking the decision to cut supply-chain ties with Xinjiang and strongly condemns the aggressive political coercion exercised against them by the Chinese Government; reiterates its request that the Commission and the European External Action Service swiftly finalise a supply-chain business advisory with guidance for companies on the exposure to risk of using Uyghur forced labour and providing support in urgently identifying alternative sources of supply;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission to put forward the proposed Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Framework as a matter of urgency; calls on the EU to support all efforts to achieve the adoption of the new Binding Instrument on Business and Human Rights in the framework of the United Nations;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission to put forward the proposed Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Framework as a matter of urgency and for European companies to ensure their corporate responsibility;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 (new) 12. Calls on the Commission to express its concern over the new Order 15 further constraining religious people and their leaders with the Chinese authorities;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Stresses that the PRC, as a permanent member of the Security Council of the UN, but also as a signatory of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, is a State part of the international human rights system, within and beyond the UN; while having this in mind, condemns in the strongest possible terms the scale and scope of the human rights violations by the PRC, in particular on the Uighur minority in the Xinjian region, which fulfil the definition of genocide as defined in the 1948 Genocide Convention, and stresses that other State Parties of the 1948 Genocide Convention have the legal obligation to take measures to prevent and to punish the crime of genocide, including by enacting relevant legislation and punishing perpetrators;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure protection of EU and Chinese citizens and EU residents members of the Uyghur Diaspora communities harassed and persecuted in the EU by Chinese authorities, and to investigate the reports of threats and reprisals as a matter of urgency; Calls on the EU Member States to reassess and abolish their extradition agreements with China in the light of the Chinese Government’s severe violations against its population and citizens abroad and in light of the recent sanctions, which could criminalize any Chinese citizen in Europe for interacting with individuals and entities sanctioned;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Calls on the Commission to address the crackdown on foreign NGOs by Chinese authorities and urges it to delete the ninth section of Annex II of the CAI that states that senior staff of foreign NGOs that are operating in China must be Chinese citizens; believes that the passage further restricts the work of foreign NGOs that already have to operate under the strict NGO law of 2017;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Welcomes the adoption of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act) and the imposed restrictive measures against Chinese individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights abuses in China; calls for additional restrictive measures against human rights abusers;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Calls on EU and Member States’ leadership to coordinate with other partners a political boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11 b. Calls for more reciprocity in the area of media openness vis-a-vis China and reserves the right to take regulatory consequences if China further restricts its media environment for foreign media; suggests diversifying Chinese language media in Europe, in particular television programs, by either creating alternatives on its own or by cooperating with international partners, like Taiwan; highlights the importance of EU’s cultural diplomacy and cultural exchange and suggests strengthening the presence of cultural institutes of EU Member States in third countries through better intra- European cooperation and funding;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11 b. Calls on the EU Member States to fully implement the package of measures that was agreed following the introduction of the National Security Law for Honkong in July 2020 and to review their asylum, migration, visa and residence policy for Hong Kongers; Calls for targeted measures under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, as necessary, in order to address repressions in Hong Kong;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 d (new) — having regard to the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy of June 2016,
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Is concerned about the increasingly unbalanced EU-China bilateral economic and trade relationship; stresses that rebalancing and a more level playing field
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11 b. Regrets Chinese boycotts of international companies in response to having cut supply chains with Xinjiang due to reports about forced labour;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Believes that the future EU strategy on China should
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Believes that the future EU strategy on China should provide the necessary tools and data to analyse the political, economic, social and technological threats stemming from China, its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and 17+1 policies, its investment strategy and their implications for the Union’s strategic autonomy and the liberal order; states, however, that each Member State is free to conclude agreements under the ‘new silk roads’ programme, in accordance with the fundamental principles of the strategic autonomy of states;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Believes that the future
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Believes that the future EU strategy on China should provide the necessary tools and data to analyse the political, economic, social and technological threats stemming from China
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Believes that the future EU strategy on China should provide the necessary tools and data to analyse the political, economic, social and technological threats stemming from China, its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and 1
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Believes that the future EU strategy on China should provide the necessary tools and data to a
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Believes that the future EU strategy on China should provide the necessary tools and data to analyse the political, economic, social and technological threats stemming from China, its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and 1
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Believes that the future EU strategy on China should provide the necessary tools and data to analyse the political, economic, social and technological threats stemming from China, its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and 17+1 policies, its investment strategy and their implications for the Union’s strategic autonomy
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 e (new) — having regard to the Council conclusions of 21 April2021 on an EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo- Pacific;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Is concerned about the increasingly unbalanced EU-China bilateral economic and trade relationship, which are marked by an asymmetry in market access and the absence of an effective level playing-field able to ensure fair access to the Chinese market for these EU producers and exporters as well as by the opposed social and environmental standards; stresses that rebalancing and a more level playing field are vital to EU interests;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Notes China's investments in research and strategic infrastructure in the Arctic and recalls that the EU should prevent losing important ground in this field;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to commission an EU-wide audit of the EU dependency on China in certain strategically important and critical sectors, setting out plans to reduce dependency, while maintaining overall trade relations with China, which should be as open as possible; Calls on the Commission to take measures that must prevent member states from getting involved in Chinese debt trap diplomacy which creates undesired financial dependencies giving China more leverage on member states;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to commission an EU-wide audit of the EU dependency on China in certain strategically important and critical sectors, building on its recent comprehensive analysis “Strategic dependencies and capacities"1a setting out plans to reduce any risks related to dependency, while maintaining overall trade relations with China, which should be as open as possible; _________________ 1a SWD(2021) 352 final
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to commission an EU-wide audit of the EU dependency on China in certain strategically important and critical sectors, including pharmaceutical supplies, setting out plans to reduce dependency through off-shoring and near-shoring of industry, while maintaining overall trade relations with China
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to commission an EU-wide audit of the EU dependency on China in certain strategically important and critical sectors on both national and subnational levels, setting out plans to reduce dependency, while maintaining overall trade relations with China, which should be as open as possible;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to commission an EU-wide audit of the EU dependency on China in certain strategically important and critical sectors, setting out plans to reduce dependency, while maintaining overall trade relations with China, which should be a
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to commission an EU-wide audit and broken down by Member States of the EU dependency on China in certain strategically important and critical sectors, setting out plans to reduce dependency,
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to commission an EU-wide audit of the EU dependency on China in certain strategically important and critical sectors, setting out plans to increase autonomy and to reduce dependency, while maintaining overall trade relations with China, which should be as open as possible;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to c
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to commission an EU-wide audit of the EU dependency on China in
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 e (new) — having regard to the European Union Maritime Security Strategy,
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Is concerned about the increasingly unbalanced EU-China bilateral economic and trade relationship; stresses that rebalancing and a more level playing field are vital to EU interests; is committed to finish the regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market in due time, without delay, and urges the Commission and the Council to do so as well once the Parliament's position has been approved;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. expresses its serious concerns about China's belligerent attempt to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas by force, unilaterally by repeatedly intruding into the territorial seas, conducting “confrontation exercises”, also jointly with Russian Federation, building and militarizing artificial islands, flouting the international law of the sea with excessive maritime claims, attempting to restrict the freedom of navigation and overflight and using civilian vessels to expand China’s presence in disputed areas,
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Believes that standardisation policy should become a key pillar of a more strategic EU industrial policy and recalls that standardisation is being reported as an area where China signals clear intentions to diverge and decouple;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – introductory part 14. Calls on the Commission and the Council to elaborate mechanisms to address these threats coherently, in particular by:
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point a (a)
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point a (a)
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point a (a) preserving the EU’s unity and full respect for the sovereignty of the Member states;;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point a (a)
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point b (b) building on the EU toolbox for national risk-mitigating measures,
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point b (b) building on the EU toolbox for national risk-mitigating measures, to develop joint standards for the new generation of technologies, such as 5G networks and to promote our own industry in the EU to reduce our external dependence;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 f (new) — having regard to the joint communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, TheCouncil, The European Economic and Social Committee of the Regions - Tackling Covid-19 disinformation - Getting the facts right (JOIN/2020/8 final);
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Is concerned about the increasingly unbalanced EU-China bilateral economic and trade relationship; stresses that rebalancing and a more level playing field are vital to EU interests, particularly as regards respect for intellectual property and honouring specific commitments in the fight against counterfeiting;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point b (b) building on the EU toolbox for national risk-mitigating measures, to develop
Amendment 291 #
(b) building on the EU toolbox for national, regional and local risk-mitigating measures, to develop joint standards for the new generation of technologies, such as 5G networks;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point b (b) building on the EU toolbox for national
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point c (c)
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point c (c) strengthening the EU’s unique brand of responsible global leadership, including through its global connectivity strategy;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point c (c) strengthening the EU’s
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point c (c) strengthening the EU’s unique brand of responsible global leadership and partnership with likeminded partners;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point c (c) strengthening the EU’s
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point c (c) strengthening
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point c – point i (new) i) to take into account Beijing’s new strategic intent and capabilities and directly address areas where Beijing’s current objectives—and the levers Beijing deploys to pursue them—either complement or conflict with EU's interests,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 b (new) — having regard to Article 36 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, which guarantees all citizens the right to freedom of religious belief, and to Article 4 thereof, which upholds the rights of ‘minority nationalities’;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that in 2020, in the COVID- 19 context, China for the first time ranked as the EU’s largest partner for trade in goods, with the trade balance further deteriorating to the EU’s detriment; calls on the Commission to deeply analyse the EU's dependency on China in certain strategic and critical sectors, as the pandemic has revealed, using all our policies and setting out plans to make our supply chains more resilient, more diversified and reduce dependency;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 f (new) — having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) concluded on 10 December 1982 and in force since 16 November 1994,
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Is concerned about the increasingly unbalanced EU-China bilateral economic and trade relationship; stresses that rebalancing and a more level playing field are vital to EU interests; recalls the overall objective for the European Union to build its open strategic autonomy;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point c a (new) (c a) Limit Beijing’s ability to exploit EU's openness for China’s gain,
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point d Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point d Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point d (d) ensuring that the President of the Commission is present at the BRI annual forum to ensure that the decisions taken by EU Member States involved in the BRI initiative are in line with EU policies and interests; stresses that consultations must take place at EU-level, for example through a joint PSC-TPC meeting at Council level, before every BRI annual forum to ensure that EU Member States speak with one voice; stresses that the BRI must meet international standards; underlines that BRI projects must be closely monitored, also with regard to their negative political effects in the EU;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point d (d) ensuring
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point d (d) ensuring that the
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point d (d) ensuring that the President of the Commission is present at the BRI annual forum, and to cooperate with Member States, to ensure that the decisions taken by EU Member States involved in the BRI initiative are in line with EU policies and interests;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point d (d) ensuring that the President of the Commission is present at the BRI annual forum to ensure that the decisions taken by EU Member States involved in the BRI initiative are in line with EU policies and interests and the promotion of Human Rights;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point d (d) ensuring that the
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point d a (new) (d a) cooperate closely with like-minded partners to set high standards that promote sustainable finance, environmental preservation, fair business conditions, transparency and high labour standards especially in regions of strategic importance,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A a (new) -A a whereas in its strategic framework on human rights and democracy, the EU pledges that human rights, democracy, and the 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 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Is concerned about the increasingly unbalanced EU-China bilateral economic and trade relationship; stresses that rebalancing and a more level playing field are vital to EU interests; highlights in this regard the EU’s ongoing work in strengthening its trade toolbox;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point e (e) examining all infrastructure contracts to ensure their conformity with EU
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point e (e) examining and screening all infrastructure contracts to ensure their conformity with EU legislation as well as their alignment with the EU’s strategic interests, as defined by the EU-China strategy;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point e (e) examining all infrastructure contracts in EU Member States and accession countries to ensure their conformity with
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point e – point i (new) i) to review EU's regional strategic, in particular for Africa and Indo-Pacific region, to bolster the rule of law and human rights in regional countries facing growing influence from China,
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point e a (new) (e a) to work collectively to foster global economic resilience in the face of arbitrary, coercive economic policies and practices and to review how the PRC fulfils obligations and responsibilities commensurate with its global economic role and membership in international organizations such as the WTO,
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – point e a (new) (e a) investing in partnerships with countries vulnerable to Chinese economic statecraft.
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Is deeply concerned at the situation in the East China Sea, where Beijing has escalated tensions by declaring its own air defence identification zone (ADIZ), conducted military exercises in an attempt to intimidate Taipei, and pursue an aggressive and sustained campaign to undermine Taiwan’s democratic process and popular support for the current Taiwanese government through disinformation campaigns and other influence operations and that continuation of such practices makes Beijing an unreliable actor which actions need to be halted in order to save the international rule based order, stability and peace in Indo-Pacific region,
Amendment 317 #
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the bilateral and uncoordinated engagement of some Member States with China, and the failure to inform the Commission when signing Memoranda of Understanding with third countries, is counterproductive; requests EU Member States to refrain from signing any such Memoranda without consulting the Council and the Commission; calls for the establishment of a coordination mechanism on the EU- level to deal with such issues; recalls Article 24 of the Treaty on the European Union, which notes that the “Member States shall support the Union's external and security policy actively and unreservedly in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity”, and that they “shall refrain from any action which is contrary to the interests of the Union or likely to impair its effectiveness as a cohesive force in international relations”;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the bilateral and uncoordinated engagement of some Member States with China, and the failure to inform the Commission when signing Memoranda of Understanding with third countries, is
Amendment 32 #
A. whereas through its strong economic growth and ambitious foreign policy agenda, notably its investment strategy and its policies “Going Global”, “Made in China 2025” and its “Belt and Road Initiative”, China is asserting a stronger global role both as
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Highlights the urgent need to re- balance EU-China relations through the adoption of a toolbox of autonomous measures including: legislation against distortive effects of foreign subsidies on the internal market; an international procurement instrument; supply-chain legislation with mandatory due diligence requirements which also provide for an import ban on forced labour goods; an enhanced and strengthened EU Foreign Investment Screening Regulation; an effective anti-coercion instrument; additional targeted measures under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, as necessary, in order to continue addressing repressions in Xinjiang and Hong Kong and aimed at China putting an end to all the violations; adequately address China’s cybersecurity threats, hybrid attacks and the civil-military fusion programme;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the bilateral and uncoordinated engagement of some Member States with China due to the lack of a common and coherent European strategy, and the failure to inform the Commission when signing Memoranda of Understanding or other instrument of cooperation with third countries, is counterproductive;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the bilateral and uncoordinated engagement of some Member States with China, and the failure to inform the Commission when signing Memoranda of Understanding with third countries,
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that there have been bilateral and uncoordinated engagement of some Member States with China,
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Calls for EU Member States to stop their participation in 17+1 format and concentrate on having a common 27+1 foreign policy with China;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15 b. Notes that currently there are 26 Member States of the EU that have Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) with China;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Believes that the future EU-China
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Believes that the future EU-China strategy should be more coordinated between the EU institutions and the Member States, as well as between the different Commission Directorates General; believes that policies should also be coordinated with regional and local actors that develop and maintain links with China;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Believes that the future EU-China strategy should be more coordinated between the EU institutions and the
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Believes that the future
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas through its strong economic growth and ambitious foreign policy agenda, China is asserting a stronger global role both as an economic power and as foreign policy actor, which poses serious political, economic, security and technological challenges to the EU
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on the EU Member States and candidate countries to consider leaving the 16+1 format which can be counterproductive to speaking with one voice and undermines the unity of the European Union; encourages instead to pursue a common and unified EU policy towards China; acknowledges Lithuania’s recent decision to quit participating in the format and calls on other countries to follow its lead;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Believes that the
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Believes that the EU-China strategy should have appropriate budgetary arrangements and financing, as well as integrated performance measurement, monitoring, reporting and evaluation arrangements;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Encourages the EU to work with all
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Encourages the EU to work with all Member States which do not have investment screening mechanisms to urgently bring forward such legislation as
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Encourages the EU to work with all
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Encourages the EU to work with all Member States which do not have investment screening mechanisms to urgently bring forward such legislation as a precondition of
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Calls on the Commission to undertake an assessment of the extent of European investment, including pension funds, going to companies in China who are complicit in human rights abuses;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to counter China’s influence strategy in the EU’s neighbourhood, in particular through investment;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17 b. Calls on the Commission to develop mechanisms to address intellectual property theft; notes that those foreign companies refusing to pay licensing fees for the use of patented technologies should be subject to import controls or bans and other measures to protect European companies; notes that intellectual property theft from Chinese companies poses a serious threat to European companies' competitiveness and citizens' jobs;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas through its strong economic growth and ambitious foreign policy agenda, China is asserting a stronger global role both as an economic power and as foreign policy actor, which poses serious political, economic, security and technological challenges to the EU, has significant consequences for the world order and poses threats to
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Regrets that the efforts and the tools used by the EU have not resulted in tangible progress on human rights in China, not contributing in the ceasing of the prompt and negative evolution and deterioration of China as an international actor;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17 b. calls on the Commission and Member States to equip themselves with the necessary resources and tools to analyse and counter China State and non- state actors’ hybrid threats and multiple interferences in our democratic systems, including in the cyberspace;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 c (new) 17 c. calls on the Commission to encourage and coordinate actions aimed to counter China’s foreign financing of our democratic processes, including the strategy of elite capture and the technique of co-opting top-level civil servants and former European politicians;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned by the assertive and, at times, aggressive diplomatic pressure from the Chinese authorities; underlines that EU institutions can in no way bow to pressure or censorship from Chinese channels; further calls on EU institutions and agencies to engage in a thorough due diligence process to ensure that technologies of those companies engaged in surveillance and repressions in Xinjiang and across mainland China and Hong Kong are removed from all buildings and facilities owned or rented by EU institutions and agencies, and to prohibit all further purchases of products made by such companies; further calls on EU institutions and agencies to conduct a thorough review of their security and cyber resilience policies and instruments;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned by the assertive and, at times, aggressive diplomatic pressure from the Chinese authorities; underlines that EU institutions can in no way bow to pressure or censorship from Chinese channels; Reaffirms that fundamental freedoms, freedom of expression, free participation in decision-making processes, academic freedom and the defence of human rights are pillars of our democracies and that these values will never be compromised in EU-China relations;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned by the assertive and, at times, aggressive diplomatic pressure from the Chinese authorities; underlines that EU institutions can in no way bow to pressure or censorship from Chinese channels; is concerned about undue pressure by Chinese officials on researchers and academics working on China across the EU;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned by the assertive and, at times, aggressive diplomatic pressure from the Chinese authorities; underlines that EU institutions can in no way bow to pressure, to threats or censorship from Chinese channels, having the obligation to denounce, condemn and sanction such attitudes;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned by the
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned by the
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned by the assertive and, at times, aggressive diplomatic pressure from the Chinese authorities;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas through its strong economic growth and ambitious hegemonic foreign policy agenda, China is
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Welcomes the launch of the EU- US dialogue on China to cooperate on topics such as reciprocity, multilateralism, economic issues, human rights, resilience, security and climate change; calls to enhance EU-US coordination and cooperation on China even further;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned by the assertive and
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Notes that the increasing number of hybrid attacks originating from China requires special attention, due to their destabilising and dangerous nature; Recalls that these attacks are by itself often not serious enough to trigger Article 5of the NATO treaty or Article 42(7) of the TEU, though have a strategic effect cumulative and cannot be effectively tackled by retorsions by the injured member state; Believes that the EU should therefore strive to find a solution to fill this legal vacuum in a way that would reserve the right for collective defence below the collective defence threshold and allow for collective countermeasures of EU Member States on a voluntary basis;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Expresses its concern about the PRC's water strategy for international rivers such as the Brahmaputra on whose delta tens of millions of people in the Republic of Bangladesh depend for their livelihoods and the Mekong on which many people along the entire length of the river in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam depend. Reduced freshwater and silt flows, combined with rising sea levels, will create a humanitarian disaster with clear implications for regional stability.
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Is concerned with the close ties between the CCP and industry in China, particularly security companies; recommends that Member States undertake an internal audit of procurement practices to ensure that products integrated into their national networks and defence institutions are free of technologies coming from companies in China;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Expresses concern about systemic human rights violations in China and strongly condemns all cases of arbitrary arrests, suppression of free flow of information and freedom of expression; calls on the Chinese government to immediately release all arbitrarily detained persons, including Swedish citizen Gui Minhai;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Expresses its solidarity with the Czech Republic after Chinese Foreign Minister's threats to the Czech Senat Speaker; is of the opinion that threats to Member States or any other country are unacceptable;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Calls on the Commission to take into account and include in its strategy Chinas rapidly growing interest in the Arctic and its actions already taking place in the Arctic region;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18 b. Supports expanding contacts between peoples on both sides as well as mutual exchange visits of students but encourages the EU member states to better monitor the impact of Chinese government interference in academic freedom, and if deemed necessary counter Chinese efforts to undermine academic freedom;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the VP/HR to coordinate the Union’s actions with like-minded partners on the protection of human rights and support for civil society in China and for Chinese diaspora around the world, as well as the defence of liberal democracy in the world, notably in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and with a view to engaging China to respect international law, the freedom of navigation and the peaceful resolution of disputes; underlines further, that such partnerships and multilateral cooperation with like-minded partners should encompass all elements and measures outlined in the new EU-China strategy;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the VP/HR to coordinate the Union’s actions with like-minded partners on the protection of human rights and support for civil society in China and for Chinese diaspora around the world, as well as the defence of liberal democracy principles in the world, notably in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and with a view to engaging China to respect international law, the right to public demonstrations as an exercise of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, the freedom of navigation and the peaceful resolution of disputes;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas through its strong economic growth and ambitious foreign policy agenda, China is asserting a stronger global role both as an economic power and as foreign policy actor, which poses serious political, economic, security and technological challenges to the EU, has significant consequences for the world order and poses serious threats to liberal democracy;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Repeats its deep concern about the many barriers that European businesses face when accessing and operating on the Chinese market
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the VP/HR to coordinate the Union’s actions with like-minded partners on the protection of human rights and support for civil society in China and for Chinese diaspora around the world,
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the VP/HR to coordinate the Union’s actions with like-minded partners on the protection of human rights and support for civil society in China and for Chinese diaspora around the world, as well as the defence of liberal democracy in the world, notably in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and with a view to engaging China to respect international law, the freedom of navigation including in the South China and the East China Seas and the peaceful resolution of disputes;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the VP/HR to coordinate the Union’s actions with like-minded partners on the protection of human rights and support for civil society in China and for Chinese diaspora around the world, as well as the defence of liberal democracy in the world, notably in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and with a view to engaging China to respect international law, the freedom of navigation in the South China and the East China Seas and the peaceful resolution of disputes;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the VP/HR to coordinate the Union’s actions with like-minded partners on the protection of human rights and support for civil society in China and for Chinese diaspora around the world, as well as the defence of liberal democracy in the world, notably in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and with a view to engaging China to respect international law, the freedom of navigation and overflight and the peaceful resolution of disputes;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the VP/HR to coordinate the Union’s actions with like-minded partners on the protection of human rights and support for civil society in China and for Chinese diaspora around the world living under CCP pressure, as well as the defence of
Amendment 365 #
19. Calls on the VP/HR to coordinate the Union’s actions with like-minded partners on the protection of human rights and support for
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Expresses grave concern over China’s expansionist policies in the South China Sea, East China Sea and Taiwan Strait, especially China’s continued military provocation aimed at Taiwan, with Chinese military aircraft intruding Taiwan’s Air Defence Identification Zone on regular basis; underlines that the status quo across Taiwan Strait, freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific region are of critical importance to the EU and its Member States; reiterates strong opposition to any unilateral actions that could escalate tensions and undermine the status quo; encourages that cross- strait relations should be developed constructively, without destabilising initiatives or coercion by either side, and that any change to cross-strait relations must not be made against the will of Taiwan’s citizens;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Expresses strong concern about China’s assertive behaviour, including airspace intrusions and naval exercises, in the South China Sea, East China Sea and in the Taiwan Strait that threatens freedom of navigation and increases the risk of military confrontations; calls on China and affected countries in the regions, includingt the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to increase multilateral diplomatic exchanges in order to achieve a peaceful resolution of disputes and controversies in these areas; insists that contested territorial issues, such as in the South China Sea, should be solved according to international law under the United Nations Convention on the Law Of the Sea (UNCLOS);
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19 b. Urges the Commission to come up with concrete proposals and action to facilitate Taiwan’s full participation as an observer in the meetings, mechanism and activities of the World Health Organization, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas through its strong economic growth and ambitious foreign policy agenda, China is asserting a stronger global role both as an economic power and as foreign policy actor, which poses serious political, economic, security and technological challenges to the EU, which has significant consequences for the world order and poses threats to liberal democracy;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Repeats its deep concern about the many barriers that European businesses face when accessing and operating on the Chinese market; is worried that China’s ‘dual circulation strategy’ referred to in its 14th Five Year Plan will further deteriorate the business environment for EU companies; is extremely concerned that several international companies, notably in the apparel and textiles sector, have been subject to an extensive and widespread boycott after expressing concern about the reports on forced labour in Xinjiang and taking the decision to cut supply-chain ties with Xinjiang; strongly condemns the aggressive political coercion exercised against them by the Chinese Government; highlights again its particular concern about the market distorting practices of Chinese state-owned enterprises, forced technology transfers and data localisation, industrial overcapacity in sectors such as steel and the related dumping of exports, and other unfair trading practices; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their cooperation at WTO-level with like-minded allies to develop a joint approach to tackle these Chinese unfair trading practices, including a new initiative on fighting counterfeiting;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers it
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers it necessary for the EU to promote a balanced and prosperous transatlantic relationship with the Biden Administration, in order to maintain and demonstrate the united strength of global liberal democracies in multilateral organisations; emphasizes in this regard that the new EU-US Dialogue on China should provide a key mechanism for advancing our interests and managing our differences
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers it necessary for the EU to promote a balanced and prosperous transatlantic relationship with the
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers it necessary for the EU to promote a balanced and prosperous transatlantic relationship with the Biden Administration, based on our shared history, values and interests, in order to maintain and demonstrate the united strength of global liberal democracies in multilateral organisations;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers it necessary for the EU to promote a balanced and prosperous transatlantic relationship with the Biden Administration
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers it necessary for the EU to promote a balanced and prosperous transatlantic relationship with the
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers it
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Stresses that the EU and the US have the same strategic long-term geopolitical interest – to ensure that upcoming global leadership of China would not weaken the rules-based liberal world order, therefore the EU and the US must coordinate their policies towards China and concrete measures should be elaborated at a special EU-US Summit on China;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas through its strong economic growth and a
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Repeats its deep concern about the many barriers that European businesses face when accessing and operating on the Chinese market; is worried that China’s ‘dual circulation strategy’ referred to in its 14th Five Year Plan will further deteriorate the business environment for EU companies; highlights again its particular concern about the market distorting practices of Chinese state-owned enterprises, forced technology transfers and data localisation, industrial overcapacity in sectors such as steel and the related dumping of exports,
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Notes that China's industrial policy is incompatible with WTO norms and transparency, and calls on the EU and the US to work together to ensure China's compliance with WTO rules, and to stand firmly with those democratic countries against whom China continues to employ tariffs and other means as a weapon of coercion;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20 b. Believes that the EU and the US should elaborate a joint strategy to help China adapt itself to democracy values and norms and by becoming “one nation, one democratic system” country to be welcomed by other democracies in taking up its new role of global leadership;
Amendment 382 #
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines the importance of the EU remaining vigilant about China’s changing role and growing global influence in multilateral organisations and to ensure better coordination among the Member States and
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines the importance of the EU remaining vigilant about China’s changing role and growing influence in multilateral organisations and to ensure better coordination among the Member States and towards combining the strength of global liberal democracies in order to respond to this development; calls on the EU to work with the US and other democratic partners to counter China's and other authoritarian regimes' attempts to rewrite international norms and to further address their malign influence in multilateral institutions, notable at the UN;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines the importance of the EU remaining
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines the importance of the EU remaining vigilant about China’s changing role and growing influence in multilateral organisations, including the United Nations, to which it is the second biggest financial contributor, and to ensure better coordination among the Member States
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines the importance of the EU remaining vigilant about China’s changing role and growing influence in multilateral organisations and to ensure better coordination among the Member States, particularly at the UN and in the Security Council, and towards combining the strength of global liberal democracies in order to respond to this development;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines the importance of the EU remaining vigilant about China’s changing role and growing influence in multilateral organisations and to ensure better coordination among the Member States and towards combining the strength of
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. reviews China's actions aimed at undermining the global trading system by violating the rules and norms of that system, and then using its market size to evade or undermine international enforcement efforts; calls for addressing China's unfair trade practices through better use of the WTO rules and procedures,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas China is a cooperation partner but also an economic competitor and systemic rival; whereas, in this respect, the EU may share policy objectives with China, but it also has vulnerabilities that need to be carefully assessed, in order to develop a strategic response to Chinese projection of power and influence in the world and in to Europe;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Repeats its deep concern about the many barriers that European businesses face when accessing and operating on the Chinese market as well as the unfair trading practices imposed by state-owned enterprises; is worried that China’s ‘dual circulation strategy’ referred to in its 14th Five Year Plan will further deteriorate the business environment for EU companies; highlights again its particular concern about the market distorting practices of Chinese state-owned
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Stresses that China is the largest provider of peacekeepers among the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, but has refused to adopt sections of Chapter VII of the UN Charter and the pillar of Responsibility to Protect (R2P); underlines that the EU has integrated R2P in its external action;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21 b. Regrets Chinese support to the most oppressive regimes worldwide, in particular in Syria, Iran and North Korea, but also in Venezuela and Cuba,
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Underscores the necessity of fostering closer cooperation with NATO and G7 countries to fight hybrid threats, including cyber and disinformation campaigns stemming from China;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Underscores the necessity of fostering closer cooperation with NATO and G7 countries to fight hybrid threats, cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns stemming from China;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Underscores the necessity of fostering closer cooperation with NATO and G7 countries to fight hybrid and cyber threats and disinformation campaigns stemming from China;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls for stronger cooperation with NATO on Chinese security challenges; supports NATO’s proposal to develop a political strategy for approaching a world in which China will be of growing importance through to 2030
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls for stronger cooperation with NATO on Chinese security challenges; supports NATO’s proposal to develop a political strategy for approaching a world in which China will be of growing importance through to 2030; welcomes NATO’s efforts to carefully monitor the security implications of China’s increased physical presence in the Arctic as well as Africa;
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls for stronger EU cooperation with NATO on Chinese security challenges; supports NATO’s proposal to develop a political strategy for approaching a world in which China will be
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 c (new) — having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that in 2020 China for the first time ranked as the EU’s largest partner for trade in goods, with the trade balance further deteriorating to the EU’s detriment; underlines that China is the world’s second largest economy and is predicted to record a GDP growth of 8 % in 2021 according to IMF;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. Whereas the Peoples Republic of China is a unitary, one-party communist state, governed by the Communist Party of China (CPC), committed to Marxism– Leninism; whereas as such it does not share democratic values such as individual freedom, freedom of speech and freedom of religion;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Repeats its deep concern about the many barriers that European businesses face when accessing and operating on the Chinese market; is worried that China’s ‘dual circulation strategy’ referred to in its 14th Five Year Plan will further deteriorate the business environment for EU companies; highlights again its particular concern about the market distorting practices such as, but not limited to, industrial subsidies, the beneficial treatment of Chinese state-owned enterprises, IP theft, forced technology transfers and data localisation, industrial overcapacity in sectors such as steel and the related dumping of exports, and other unfair trading practices;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Notes that China has become more assertive in the East China and South China seas, and that Japan is increasingly alarmed by China’s growing military presence; stresses that Japan and the United States have expressed their “serious concerns” over a new law in China that authorises Chinese coast guard ships to use weapons against foreign vessels violating what China considers to be its territory;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. calls for a stronger cooperation and establishing a system which will end decades long China's pracitces of aggressive and irresponsible acts in cyber space, including refraining from conducting or supporting cyberattacks, forced technology transfers, cyber- espionage and cyber-enabled intellectual property theft,
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Is concerned about economic coercion against Member States and third countries; supports the idea of collective economic defence via collaboration with likeminded democracies against China’s economic coercion;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. recommends to sufficiently take EU/NATO cooperation on security challenges related to China into account while elaborating the EU Strategic Compass and reviewing the NATO Strategic Concept;
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the Council’s intention to reinforce the EU’s strategic focus, presence and action in the Indo-Pacific by launching a new EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific; notes that such a new strategy should be in synthesis with the EU-China strategy;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the Council’s intention to reinforce the EU’s strategic focus, presence and action in the Indo-Pacific by launching a new EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific as well as for connectivity;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the Council’s intention to reinforce the EU’s strategic focus,
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Highlights the importance of keeping the technological edge in front of China in the emerging digital revolution by investing in innovation and research and by working with the United States and likeminded partners to set global technology standards in accordance with democratic values;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Underlines the importance of respecting free and open maritime routes in the Indo-Pacific, in accordance with the UNCLOS; opposes unilateral actions in the South China Sea and reiterates its support for resolving disputes through peaceful means in accordance with international law;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Fostering
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law should remain at the centre of the relationship between the EU and China, in line with the EU’s commitment to upholding these fundamental principles in all areas of its external action;
Amendment 41 #
4 a. Notes that the Belt and Road Initiative launched by China constitutes the largest investment endeavour in history; calls for a stronger involvement of the EU Commission in the BRI, in particular by contributing with expertise on sustainability impact assessments for projects, and on transparency rule in accordance with the Aarhus Convention; recalls that, as of January 2021, the number of countries that have joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China is 140, including 18 Member States of the European Union, namely Austria, Bulgaria,Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Underlines that investment and trade conditionality by itself is not enough to counter Chinese assertiveness
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Underlines that
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Underlines that investment and trade conditionality by itself is not enough to counter Chinese assertiveness; finds that the EU should
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Underlines that investment and trade conditionality by itself is not enough to counter Chinese assertiveness; finds that the EU should
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Points out that the EU has worked with China in the context of the EU- China Connectivity Platform; calls for coordinated cooperation with China on the Belt and Road Initiative on the basis of reciprocity, sustainable development, inclusiveness, good governance, rule of law, ambitious social, environmental and fiscal standards, open and transparent rules, in particular as regards public procurement;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Emphasises that China still has a long way to go before it is a free market economy, given the extreme influence the state has on the economy, and on businesses’ decisions relating to prices, costs, production and inputs; calls on China, therefore, to take more open- minded measures with regard to its own firms and foreign firms operating in the country;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Expresses its concerns about Chinese industrial espionage and cyber theft against European companies; stresses the importance of strengthening private and public cyber capabilities;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Stresses that the lifting of countersanctions by China is a necessary and preliminary pre-condition for the scrutiny and ratification of the EU-China Investment Agreement;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. Whereas in 2020, China was the main trading partner in goods for the EU; whereas economic and trade relations are an important component element of EU- China cooperation, but not its only determining factor;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses the absence in reciprocity in public procurement and the need to improve the EU’s posturing in this field; recalls the importance of an assertive and effective International Procurement Instrument to open up external procurement markets, as well as an Instrument of Foreign Subsidies which can successfully tackle distortions on the EU internal market; highlights that these two instruments should complement one another in tackling different sides of the same coin, focusing on the external and the internal dimensions respectively;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25 b. Underlines additional conditions and pre-ratification commitments that should be met before the European Parliament can give its consent to the EU- China Investment Agreement, notably: a) having a timetable for China’s ratification and implementation of key International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions on labour rights and a robust monitoring mechanism, as well as concrete measures or steps towards putting an end to other human rights violations against the Uyghur minority in China; (b) a recommitment by China to uphold its international commitments to Hong Kong under the Sino-British Joint Declaration and Hong Kong’s Basic Law;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Calls on the Commission to keep the negotiated main content of the EU- China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) with its new approach to include a broad understanding of ensuring the protection of both political and social human rights in all its aspects in China and the EU in the TSD Chapter and calls for including enforcement mechanisms in accordance with international commitments; notices that the CAI ever first in EU agreements with third countries calls both parties in accordance with their commitment to enhance the contribution of investment to the goal of sustainable development, including its labour aspects, and recognises that the Parties agree to promote investment policies which further the objectives of the Decent Work Agenda, in accordance with the2008 ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalisation, and the 2019ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work, including a human-centred approach to the future of work, adequate minimum wages, social protection and safety and health at work;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Commission to ensure that
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Commission to ensure that
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls for increased funding for 5G
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls for increased funding for 5G rollout projects and research into 6G, AI and big data technology, in order to ensure future network security and increased digital sovereignty which will be vital for digitalisation and economic growth, but also for closing the technological gap with China and for eliminating the risks that NATO members and its partners may be exposed to with the integration of China’s 5G technology into the Transatlantic telecommunication networks, as such action could erode the future of democratic governance;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls for increased funding for 5G rollout projects and research into 6G, AI and big data technology, in order to ensure future network security and increased digital
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls for increased funding for 5G rollout projects and research into 6G, AI and big data technology, and the exclusion of Huawei and other Chinese companies from the Europe's 5G and 6G development and other critical infrastructure in order to ensure future network security and increased digital sovereignty which will be vital for digitalisation and economic growth, but also for closing the technological gap with China;
Amendment 429 #
28. Calls for
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas China, as stated by the European Council in 2019, is cooperation and negotiation partner, economic competitor and systemic rival to the EU;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Is concerned about the emerging practice of Chinese courts claiming worldwide jurisdiction over the determination of fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licencing terms for standard essential patents, and barring companies from challenging their decisions; underlines that this practice amounts to allowing Chinese companies not to pay a fair price for the use of standard essential patents and endangers European research; asks the Commission to engage with the Chinese authorities on this matter;
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Commission to propose a strategy to deal with trade imbalances more broadly, going beyond the current trade defensive instruments, if necessary, so as to tackle the large structural trade deficit, China’s use of large-scale export credits and loans, the opaque financing of strategic Chinese companies, China’s policy of indigenous innovation connected to efforts to promote Chinese standards while allowing its companies not to pay a fair price for the use of standard essential patents, and its endeavour to become a leading export nation of advanced technological goods;
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Commission to propose a strategy to deal with trade imbalances more broadly, going beyond the insufficient current trade defensive instruments,
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Commission to propose a strategy to deal with trade imbalances more broadly, going beyond the current trade defensive instruments, if necessary, so as to tackle the large structural trade deficit, China’s use of large-scale export credits and loans, the opaque financing of
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers it necessary to conclude a Bilateral Investment Agreement with Taiwan
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30.
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers it necessary to conclude a Bilateral Investment Agreement with Taiwan in
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers it necessary to conclude a Bilateral Investment Agreement with Taiwan in parallel with the CAI and in line with the EU's One China policy, which would ensure that stability is safeguarded in the region and the right to Taiwan’s democratic existence is reaffirmed;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Urges the Commission to come up with concrete proposals and action to facilitate Taiwan’s full participation as an observer in the meetings, mechanism and activities of the World Health Organization, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the UNFCCC;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Considers also important the conclusion of negotiations and agreements with Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia, which would help to ensure the safeguarding of stability in the region and a diversification of investments;
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. urges the Commission to move forward with the Bilateral Investment Agreement with Taiwan and start the impact assessment, public consultation and scoping exercise with Taiwan before the end of 2021;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) A b. whereas since the launch of the Chinese government’s “Strike hard against violent terrorism” campaign in 2014, the situation of Uyghur and other primarily Muslim ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region have rapidly deteriorated and whereas more than one million people are imprisoned in detention camps, called ‘political re-education’ or ‘training’ centres, which constitutes the largest mass incarceration system in the world; whereas the Chinese government has developed a massive coercive labour training and transfer scheme, in which Uyghur workers are enrolled and subject to systemic forced and prison labour;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Urges the Chinese Government to ratify and implement ILO Convention n°29 on Forced Labour, ILO Convention n°105 on the Abolition of Forced Labour, ILO Convention n°87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize and ILO Convention n°98 on the Right to Organize and to Collective Bargaining; urges China to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Considers it necessary to develop new industrial policies in areas such as microchips and semiconductor production, rare earth mining, cloud computing and telecoms technology in order to decrease EU’s reliance on Chinese supply chains, always with an outlook to ensure better coordination of those policies with that of other like-minded liberal democracies whilst exploring the potential to jointly pool resources and create new synergies along the way;
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Considers it necessary to develop new industrial policies in areas such as microchips and semiconductor production,
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Considers it necessary to develop new industrial policies in areas such as microchips and semiconductor production, rare earth mining, cloud computing and telecoms technology in order to decrease EU’s reliance on Chinese supply chains and to develop a competitive and sovereign industrial strategy;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Points out that the reshoring of US manufacturing in recent years has been brought about as a result of the tariff policy pursued by the US, and urges the EU to take similar action to ensure that European firms bring their manufacturing back to Europe;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 b (new) Amendment 447 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Underlines the importance on working on AI regulation and on an ethical and civil liability framework for AI systems and affiliated technologies that boosts citizen-centred and privacy- sensitive innovation, in partnership with key strategic partners that share the EU’s liberal and democratic values; underlines that systems of social scoring are not in line with the EU’s fundamental values; stresses the need for the EU to preserve the rights of the individual; stresses, therefore, that such policies and tools of surveillance should under no circumstances be used in the EU; underlines, therefore, that the EU must work to limit and counter the transnational reach of digital repression;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Underlines the importance on working on AI regulation and on an ethical and civil liability framework for AI systems and affiliated technologies that
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Underlines the importance on working on AI regulation and on an ethical and civil liability framework for AI systems and affiliated technologies that boosts citizen-centred and privacy- sensitive innovation, in partnership with key strategic partners
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) A b. Whereas the People’s Republic of China has been described by the EU institutions as a cooperation partner, a negotiating partner with conflicting interests, an economic competitor, and a systemic rival; whereas, however, for many years EU has managed to maintain mutual advantageous relations with China which balanced the different challenges stemming from very different constitutional, political and ideological structures and self-understanding of both the partners grounded on historical and cultural experiences and developments including the relations between both entities;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. calls on China to play a more active part in multilateral initiatives at WTO-level such as the Trade and Climate, Trade and Health and the implementation of the SDGs; calls on China to play a more active role in the WTO reform, especially in restoring all the WTO dimensions, from monitoring, creating new rules and solving disputes; urges China to fully comply with all its WTO obligations;
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Underlines the importance on working on AI regulation and on an ethical and civil liability framework for AI systems and affiliated technologies that boosts
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32 a. Underlines EU and China’s mutual interest in promoting low-carbon development and addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in transparent, public and well-regulated energy markets; believes in the value of strategic EU- China partnerships as necessary for the implementation of the Paris Agreement and for the effective combating of climate change; 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;
Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32 a. Points out that the EU’s efforts towards strategic autonomy should be complementary to and strengthen its strategic alliance with the U.S. and go hand in hand with sharing efforts with likeminded partners in matters of research, innovation and digital development;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32 a. Encourages a close observation of China's involvement in the Arctic region and preparedness to ensure freedom of navigation in the Arctic’s Northern Sea Route;
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 6 Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes that the Union should continue working towards its transformation into a geopolitical player by ensuring a more united geopolitical approach of its Member States, as well as by fostering
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes that the Union should continue working towards its transformation into a geopolitical player by ensuring a more united geopolitical approach of its Member States, as well as by fostering its strategic autonomy and working together with the US;
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes that the Union should continue working towards its transformation into a geopolitical player by ensuring a more united geopolitical approach of its Member States, as well as by fostering its strategic autonomy and technological sovereignty;
Amendment 459 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes that the Union should continue working towards its transformation into a geopolitical player by ensuring a more united geopolitical approach of its Member States, as well as by fostering its strategic autonomy and capacity;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) A b. whereas in recent years the EU faced a rising number of challenges from China through the Belt and Road Initiative, the 16 +1 format, divide-and- rule tactics, the Chinese investment strategy, disinformation campaigns, technological challenges and an increasingly assertive diplomacy;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Urges all European companies engaged with projects related to the Belt and Road Initiative to promote human rights’ due diligence in the framework of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; calls on Member States to provide effective guidance to European enterprises on how to assess actual and potential human rights’ impacts related to the Belt and Road Initiative;
Amendment 460 #
33. Believes that the European Union should continue working towards its transformation into a geopolitical player by ensuring a more united geopolitical approach of its Member States, as well as by fostering its strategic
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes that the Union should continue working towards
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes that the Union should continue working towards its transformation into a geopolitical player by ensuring a more united geopolitical approach of its Member States, as well as by fostering its open strategic autonomy;
Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes that the Union should continue working towards
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33 a. Highlights that success of the European Neighbourhood Policy determines the EU's capacity to take upon the role of global actor; warns about the icreasing role of China in the immediate neighbourhood of the EU, including the candidate countries, and calls for active EU's engagement in providing the neighbouring countries with a viable alternative to Chinese investments;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33 a. Resolutely condemns the threats of reprisals and pressure imposed on Milos Vystrcil, the President of the Czech Senate, by China in connection to his visit to Taiwan in August 2020, and notes that the Czech Republic and any other sovereign country has the right to develop economic and cultural relations with Taiwan;
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Points to the need to strengthen the EU’s tools to defend itself, increase its capacity to protect its interests overseas, acquire greater influence in its direct neighbourhood and ensure that the Member States are united in their geopolitical approach; finds that in this regard the EU should urgently develop an effective toolbox comprising economic instruments to tackle threats of economic coercion and of weaponization of choke points in an increasingly networked global economy;
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Points to the need to strengthen the EU’s tools to defend itself, increase its capacity to protect its interests overseas, acquire greater influence in its direct neighbourhood and ensure that the Member States are united in their geopolitical approach in accordance with its core values, the UN Charter and international law, first and foremost the rejection of the threat or use of force as a means of crisis resolution in its international relations;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Points to the need to strengthen the EU’s tools to defend itself, increase its capacity to protect its interests overseas, acquire greater influence in its direct neighbourhood and ensure that the Member States are united in their geopolitical approach, as well as strengthening its capabilities on cyber security and hybrid threats;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Points to the need to strengthen the EU’s tools to defend itself
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) A b. whereas China is increasingly aspiring a more global role, as Chinese President Xi Jinping openly vowed in his report at the 19th Communist Party Congress in 2017 that by 2049 China would become a global leader in terms of composite national strength and international influence;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Welcomes the adoption of a proposal for a Regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market; hopes that that this instrument can secure a strong and competitive single market, strengthening the position of the EU and tackling the distortions caused by third countries-especially China- by increasing the level-playing field;
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Points to the need to strengthen the EU’s tools to defend itself, increase its capacity to protect its interests overseas,
Amendment 471 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Points to the need to strengthen the EU’s tools to defend itself, increase its capacity to protect its interests overseas, acquire greater influence in its direct neighbourhood and ensure that the Member States are united in their geopolitical approach towards China;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Points to the need to strengthen the EU’s tools to defend itself, increase its capacity to protect its interests overseas, acquire greater influence in its direct neighbourhood and ensure that the Member States are
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 474 #
35. Believes that the Conference on the Future of Europe should
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Believes that the Conference on the Future of Europe should be used to discuss the EU’s strategic autonomy as an autonomy that is self-reliant and to give the VP/HR a stronger mandate to act on behalf of the EU and take the necessary steps to introduce qualitied majority voting in certain areas of foreign affairs
Amendment 476 #
35. Believes that the Conference on the Future of Europe should be used to
Amendment 477 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Believes that the Conference on the Future of Europe should be used to give the VP/HR a stronger mandate to act on behalf of the EU in foreign policy matters, and take the necessary steps to introduce qualitied majority voting in
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Believes that the Conference on the Future of Europe should be used to give
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Believes that the Conference on the Future of Europe should be used to give the VP/HR a stronger mandate to act on behalf of the EU and take the necessary steps to introduce qualitied majority voting in certain areas of foreign affairs
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) A c. whereas the Uyghur population is victim of the Chinese government’s efforts to eradicate their unique identity and existence as a population through torture, enforced disappearance, mass surveillance, cultural and religious erasure, forced sterilization of women, sexual violence and violations of reproductive rights and family separation; whereas credible legal analysis has concluded that these offences knowingly committed as part of a widespread and systemic attack against the civilian population are assessed as crimes against humanity within the international legal framework;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Urges China to re-engage in the work of the global forum on steel excess capacity to eliminate overcapacity and restore a level playing field;
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Believes that the Conference on the Future of Europe should be used to give the VP/HR a stronger mandate to act on behalf of the EU and take the necessary steps to introduce qualitied majority voting in certain areas of foreign affairs,
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35 a. Expresses its concern about China's increasing influence in the candidate and potential candidate countries; calls for a strategic approach to counter Chinese actions through investments, loans and business activities in the Western Balkans; underlines the crucial importance of EU's increased political and economic engagement in the region, including through investments in the region’s infrastructure and economies;
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35 a. calls on the EU to gather a coalition of states and non-state actors to counter Beijing's attempts to limit a free and open global internet,
Amendment 483 #
35 b. points out the need to introduce independent from CPC's influence programmes to study Chinese culture, language and politics, for example by closer contacts with Taiwanese academia and society;
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 c (new) 35 c. supports NGOs and institutions, including regional infrastructure investment transparency platforms, which asses and control transparency and accountability of the PRC's sponsored projects and investments, especially under its flagship Belt and Road Initiative;
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Calls for defence cooperation among the Member States to be strengthened and for the Member States to invest in stronger cooperation with other democratic players such as Japan, India, South Korea, Australia
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Calls for defence cooperation among the Member States to be strengthened and for the Member States to invest in stronger cooperation with other democratic players such as United States, Canada, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand;
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Calls for defence cooperation among the Member States to be strengthened and for the Member States to invest in stronger cooperation with other democratic players such as the US, the UK, Canada, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand;
Amendment 489 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Calls for defence cooperation among the Member States to be strengthened and for the Member States to invest in stronger cooperation with other democratic players such as the US, the UK, Canada, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) A c. whereas Chinese foreign policy expansion poses threats to liberal democracy, by indebting African, Asian, Latin American and even some Western Balkan countries through its Belt and Road Initiative and by attempting to assert its illiberal views through its growing influence in international organisations;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Urges the Commission to place an increased emphasis on the issues linked to standardization and the normative elements ofa growing international competition; reminds, in this regard, of the links between, trade, patents and standards; calls on the Commission to intensify activity in all areas of standardization, IPR infringements, including patent infringements by Chinese companies in the fields of digitalization and communications, within all relevant bodies, including the UN’s International Telecommunication Union; urges for more policy discussions regarding the implications of Chinese initiatives such as Made in China 2025 or, increasingly pertinently, China Standards 2035;
Amendment 490 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Calls for defence cooperation among the Member States to be strengthened and for the Member States to invest in stronger cooperation with other democratic
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Calls for defence cooperation among the Member States to be strengthened and for the Member States to invest in stronger cooperation with other like-minded democratic players such as Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand;
Amendment 492 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Calls for defence cooperation among the Member States to be strengthened and for the Member States to invest in stronger cooperation with other democratic players such as Japan, India, South Korea, Australia
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Calls for defence cooperation among the Member States to be strengthened and for the Member States to invest in stronger cooperation with other democratic players such as Japan, India, South Korea, Australia
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Points out the need to equip the European External Action Service with a mandate and the necessary resources to study and counter Chinese disinformation operations; calls on China to refrain from conducting covert means of manipulating public discourse in the EU; encourages the Commission to develop an EU-wide regulatory system to prevent media companies either funded or controlled by third country governments to acquire European media companies, in order to preserve independent and free media reporting in the EU;
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Points out the need to equip the European External Action Service with a mandate and the necessary resources to study and counter Chinese disinformation operations, including the creation of a dedicated far-East StratCom Task Force focused on the disinformation emanating from China;
Amendment 496 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Points out the need to equip the European External Action Service with a mandate and the necessary resources to study and counter Chinese disinformation operation
Amendment 497 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Points out the need to equip the
Amendment 498 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Points out the need to equip the European External Action Service with a mandate and the necessary resources to
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Points out the need to equip the European External Action Service with a mandate and the necessary resources to study and counter
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) — having regard to the report of the Reflection Group Appointed by the NATO Secretary General of 25 November 2020 entitled ‘NATO 2030: United for a New Era’,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that in 2020 China for the first time ranked as the EU’s largest partner for trade in goods, with the trade balance further deteriorating to the EU’s detriment, having the latter a trade deficit with China; highlights that the current EU- China Strategy in place has clearly resulted limited;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) A c. Whereas the EU’s announced systemic rivalry can increasingly be seen as the overriding paradigm in how the EU deals with China; whereas this development is influenced by US efforts to shore up its allies across the globe — including Europe — as President Joseph Biden seeks to counter Beijing’s rising influence;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Points out that while the EU has done some work with China in the context of the EU-China Connectivity Platform, the potential of this co-operation if far bigger; recommends to avoid unnecessary duplication in connectivity projects; calls for a much better coordinated cooperation with China also on connectivity projects in the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative on the basis of fair access, sustainable development, inclusiveness, good governance, rule of law, ambitious social, environmental and fiscal standards, open and transparent rules, in particular as regards public procurement;
Amendment 500 #
37. Points out the need to
Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37 a. Stresses urgent need to significantly boost the expert capacity on China in the EEAS and the Commission;
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 b (new) 37 b. Points out the importance of independent studies and research on China in Universities, think tanks, research institutions and schools across EU, free of Chinese financial support or influence, ensuring academic integrity and freedom of speech, therefore calls on EU to develop a program to finance China-related research and language training in the EU;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) A c. Whereas the examples of long- term democracy tradition in Hong Kong and Taiwan demonstrate that democracy is the value for the Chinese people;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Highlights that counterfeit is a top priority for EU’s efforts in intellectual property protection; is concerned that China remains at the origin of a dominant share of counterfeit and pirated goods arriving in the EU, in terms of both value and volume; underlines how the agreement on GIs represents a first step in the fight against counterfeit and urges the European Commission to increase the efforts to protect EU's intellectual property;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A d (new) A d. Whereas instead of keeping diplomacy and political dialogue to settle differences and conflicts in the mutual relations, to clarify historic reasons for current interpretations of different interests and by that to create an understanding of the various approaches for shaping the current relationship and to understand and accept the systemic rivalry as a task for constructive competition and cooperation, sanctions have become the policy tool of choice of the EU with the aim to penalises political behaviour which has led to non- acceptable counter-measures by China;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. calls on the Member States to allow for a swift adoption of an International Procurement Instrument to ensure reciprocal access to third country public procurement markets, in order to help European businesses which are facing discrimination and lack of access to the Chinese public procurement markets that remain largely closed;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A d (new) Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Calls the Commission to take measures on those companies which are currently benefitting from the forced labour in more than 380 camps in Xinjiang, where thousands of Uyghur citizens are forced to work on the production of goods that later on are part of the supply chains of certain European and global companies;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A e (new) A e. Whereas in 2018, the European Investment Fund and the Silk Road Fund, one of China’s sovereign funds, jointly established the China-EU Co-Investment Fund (“CECIF”) programme to support investment based in the EU and demonstrating relevance to China;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Recalls that China has not ratified four of the eight core ILO Conventions; condemns the continuous breaches of human and labour rights practiced by China, especially those related to Uighur abuses in Xinjiang region;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A f (new) A f. Whereas China is an investor in European Investment Bank bonds and the European Investment Bank has also been working with the China Green Finance Committee (under the aegis of the People’s Bank of China) to develop a common definition between Europe and China of green projects and green bond standards;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4 c. Reiterates the increasing significance of the trade-security nexus in the EU’s international trade policy; urges the Commission and Member States to continue their efforts on monitoring FDI coming into Europe, particularly as concerns strategic assets and critical infrastructure, further strengthening the FDI Screening Mechanism and delivering swiftly on its commitments on an Anti- Coercion Instrument;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4 d. Underlines the importance of the EU strategic relationship with China and calls on the EU’s Member States and institutions to address China with one voice and in a coordinated way; considers that the 17+1investment format is promoted by China to weaken the EU cohesion regarding investment policy and calls for a higher degrees of transparency, coherence and coordination between Member States on matters related to bilateral investment projects and deals, particularly on FDI, where the EU has exclusive competence; draws attention to the links between economic dependencies and external political leverage at the level of Member States;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas China has a track record of human rights violations that eschew the country’s bilateral and multilateral commitments in these areas; whereas China has regularly submitted resolutions to the UN Human Rights Council aimed at making‘sovereignty, non-interference and mutual respect’ fundamental non- negotiable principles, and rendering the promotion and protection of human rights of individuals an afterthought; whereas China has been conducting the systemic persecution of the Uyghur people, Tibetans, Mongols and other ethnic minorities, human rights defenders, social activists, religious groups, journalists, and petitioners and protesters against injustices, as well as increasingly repressing all dissenting and opposition voices, especially in Hong Kong;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 e (new) 4 e. Stresses, in this context, the issues linked to strategic dependencies in the area of critical raw materials (CRMs) and the urgent need to augment the resilience of European supply chains; calls for efforts to diversify and consolidate the EU’s access to key strategic resources needed for powering the EU’s twin engines of growth, with a particular emphasis on the 30 elements present on the fourth list of CRMs updated in 2020; welcomes in this context the recently- adopted EU Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas China has a track record of human rights violations that eschew the country’s bilateral and multilateral commitments in these areas; whereas goodwill measures and non-binding commitments have not been sufficient to increase Chinese commitment to values that are fundamental for the EU;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 f (new) 4 f. Calls for increased attention to European SMEs that engage in commercial and investment relations with China and welcomes the Commission's support for SME-friendly initiatives such as the ‘Access to Markets’ portal, the Rules of Origin ‘ROSA’ portal or the China IPR SME Helpdesk, among others;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 g (new) 4 g. Is convinced of the vital significance of proper information regarding legislative and regulatory developments on the Chinese market, given its opaque and state-driven nature; recalls in this context the importance of frequent and frank discussions with EU institutions, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) and all our partners on the ground;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) — having regard to its resolution of 26 November 2020 on the EU Trade Policy Review,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that in 2020 China for the first time ranked as the EU’s largest partner for trade in goods, with the trade balance further deteriorating to the EU’s detriment; recalls however that the US, followed by the UK, are still the EU’s top two partners in trade in goods and services combined;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas China has a wide and extensive track record of human rights violations that
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 h (new) 4 h. Urges China to make tangible progress towards improving its stance on sustainable development, including on climate protection and environmental- friendly production methods, corporate social responsibility, labor conditions and respect for human rights; considers important in this context concrete action towards the ratification and implementation of outstanding ILO core conventions;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas, in 1984, China applied rules under which it was permitted to forcibly extract the organs of people who had been imprisoned or executed for belonging to minority ethnic religious groups such as Uyghurs, Christians, Tibetans and Falun Gong, for the purposes of selling the organs on the black market, and whereas in 2015 the Chinese regime undertook to put a stop to this atrocious, intolerable practice that is still being carried out today; whereas the UN Committee against Torture and the Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment have expressed concern about reports of organs being removed from Falun Gong prisoners and have asked the Government of the People’s Republic of China to increase accountability and transparency in the organ transplant system and to take action to ensure that those responsible for such abuses are prosecuted and punished;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the Uyghur population is a victim of the Chinese Government’s efforts to eradicate their unique identity and the right to existence as a population through torture, enforced disappearance, mass surveillance, cultural and religious erasure, the forced sterilisation of women, sexual violence, violations of reproductive rights, and family separation; whereas since the launch of the Chinese Government’s ‘Strike hard against violent terrorism’ campaign in 2014, which mainly targets Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang, more than one million people have been imprisoned in detention camps, called ‘political re-education’ or ‘training’ centres, which constitutes the largest mass incarceration system in the world; whereas human rights organisations have assessed that these offences could constitute crimes against humanity or genocide under international law;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the conclusion in principle, at the political level, of the EU- China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI); recalls that the CAI alone cannot solve all issues ailing our economic and political relationship, and thus has to be considered in the context of a strengthened EU toolbox of unilateral measures; underlines it will thoroughly scrutinise the agreement, with a clear focus on its benefits related to a rebalancing in market access, fair competition and level playing field, including its sustainable development section, and take stock of the human rights context, before determining its position; stresses that proper implementation and effective enforcement will be key determinants of the utility and success of the agreement in redressing structural asymmetries in the trade and investment relationship; highlights the role and relevance of structured and frequent exchanges with the office of the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer in efforts to evaluate the future implementation of the CAI; recalls and strengthens in this context the importance of parliamentary diplomacy in facilitating mutual understanding, transparent communication and frank dialogue;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime enables the EU to impose restrictive measures on targeted individuals, entities and bodies, including states and non-states actors responsible for, involved in or associated with serious human rights violations and abuses, including slavery; whereas on 22nd March 2021 four Chinese individuals and one entity directly responsible for serious human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have been included in the list of natural persons and entities subject to these restrictive measures;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the recent departure of foreign correspondents from China and the labelling by the Chinese authorities of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club as an “illegal organization” are the latest of the many and increasing cases of harassment and obstruction against foreign journalists and of them being ultimately driven out of China; whereas this is part of an effort to police speech about China world-wide and to determine what kind of speech and discussions would be allowed globally, and sees this effort as part of a totalitarian threat;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. Whereas in the recent years the Communist Party of China has taken an increasingly aggressive approach to exerting influence in democracies around the world, efforts recently expanded under the cover of COVID-19 responses, by utilizing economic leverage and technological superiority, state-direction of the economy, and export of authoritarianist information operations, and an expanding digital toolkit, in an aim to bolster autocrats and contributing to the erosion of democracy worldwide,
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the conclusion at the political level of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI); recalls that the CAI has to be considered in the context of a strengthened EU toolbox of unilateral measures; underlines it will thoroughly scrutinise the agreement, including its sustainable development section which should provide effective sanctions, and take stock of the human rights context, before determining its position; Reminds that conditions and pre-ratification commitments must be met before Parliament can give its consent to the CAI, notably a clear timetable for China’s ratification and implementation of key International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions and the lift of the baseless and arbitrary sanctions imposed by the Chinese Government on EU entities and individuals;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas China constantly rejects all the recommendations made by UN member states with regard to the freedom of expression, the freedom of association, the independence of the judiciary, guarantees for the legal profession, the protection of human rights defenders, the rights of ethnic minorities, the abolition of the death penalty, the abolition of ‘re- education’ through labour, the prohibition of torture, freedom of the press, effective remedies to combat discrimination, and many other issues;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) B b. whereas in response to these measures addressing human rights violations and abuses, China imposed counter-sanctions on ten European individuals and four entities, including five Members of the European Parliament and two EU institutional bodies, the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament and the Political and Security Committee of the Council of the European Union; whereas Chinese sanctions lack legal justifications and legal basis and directly target not only individuals and entities concerned but the European Union as a whole;
Amendment 67 #
5. Welcomes the conclusion at the political level of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI); recalls that the CAI has to be considered in the context of a strengthened EU toolbox of unilateral measures; underlines it will thoroughly scrutinise the agreement, including its sustainable development section
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) B b. whereas credible reports document a large-scale mandatory “vocational training” program in the Tibet Autonomous Region that pushed more than half a million rural Tibetans off their land and into military-style training centres in 2020;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the existing EU China Strategy has revealed its limitations in the light of recent developments and the challenges posed by China; whereas China can no longer be considered, equally and at the same time, as a partner, a competitor and a rival;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the conclusion at the political level of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI); recalls that the CAI has to be considered in the context of a strengthened EU toolbox of unilateral measures, as well as the arrival of an accompanying package of sustainable corporate governance legislation; underlines it will thoroughly scrutinise the agreement, including its sustainable development section, and take stock of the human rights context, before determining its position;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) — having regard to the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Meeting Communiqué of London, May 5, 2021;
Amendment 7 #
1. Notes that in 2020 China for the first time ranked as the EU’s largest partner for trade in goods, with the trade balance further deteriorating to the EU’s detriment; points out, however, that mutual investment levels remain relatively low and way beyond the potential;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the existing EU China Strategy has revealed its limitations in the light of recent developments and the challenges posed by
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the existing EU China
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls, as a matter of urgency, for the adoption and effective implementation of international standards on labour and human rights on the basis of ILO conventions; stresses in this context that respecting the right to form and join a union and engage in collective bargaining is a key criterion for corporate accountability; deplores the fact that freedom of association is denied at many production sites; insists that the role of unions, social dialogue and fundamental labour principles and rights – such as freedom of association and the right of all workers to engage in collective bargaining – should be respected;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the existing EU China Strategy has revealed its limitations in the light of recent developments and the global challenges posed by China;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission to consistently use all its available tools, including the debate and leverage around CAI, to improve and protect human rights and assist the civil society in China; stresses the importance of enhanced cooperation of Member States in countering Chinese disinformation and influence campaigns as many of such campaigns are targeting concrete Member States rather than the EU as a whole; is concerned about the reduction of the foreign correspondents in China, as it is causing a vacuum in the China coverage;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. Whereas both sides disagree on the fundamental question of values and norms as well as interests dedicated to the development of the entities; whereas both China and the EU are bound to their obligations under international human rights law; whereas the EU and China reaffirmed that human rights are universal, indivisible, and interdependent and interrelated, but have implemented this obligation in a different manner linking this task to national strategies of developing both the EU on the one hand and China on the other; whereas China as the EU has repeatedly reiterated its full support for international law enshrined in the UN Charter; whereas China has a track record of individual human rights violations in particular in the political dimension while hundreds of millions of individuals had been brought out of poverty and acknowledged with social developments which never had been a reality in the traditional circles of social structures at the ground but what creates a very differentiated picture about the country’s international commitments and obligations from international law;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. In this sense, recalls the arbitrary and unlawful sanctions adopted by the People’s Republic of China against five members of the European Parliament, entities and think tanks, meant as a tool of intimidation; highlights that, due the latter Chinese sanctions, the role of the European Parliament for duly analysing the CAI has been jeopardised and further states that trade and investment relations need to be within the scope of human rights and the broader political relations;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas China has adopted sanctions on five MEPs, the Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, three MPs from EU Member States, the Political and Security Committee of the Council of the EU, two European scholars, two think tanks in Germany and the Alliance of Democracies Foundation in Denmark for ‘severely harming China’s sovereignty and interests and maliciously spreading lies and disinformation’; whereas China’s sanctions lack any legal justification, are entirely unsubstantiated and arbitrary and target the criticism of human rights violations; whereas the sanctions are clearly an attempt to deter the EU from continuing its work and action against human rights abuses in China; whereas the Chinese measures constitute an attack against the European Union and its Parliament as a whole, the heart of European democracy and values, as well as an attack against freedom of research;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Deeply regrets the unfair and unacceptable Chinese escalation of placing elected Members of the European Parliament andEuropean Union institutions entities under sanctions, as this further erodes trust and hinders bilateral cooperation; underlines that the ratification process of the CAI cannot start until the Chinese sanctions against MEPs and EU institutions are not lifted;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) C b. whereas in December 2020 the EU and China agreed in principle to the EU- China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI); whereas the ability of the European Parliament to duly analyse the CAI is significantly hindered by the Chinese sanctions, which prevent, at least, the Subcommittee on Human Rights from working with Chinese experts; whereas it is not acceptable to separate trade and investment relations from the general context of human rights issues and the broader political relations;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Reiterates the possibility to support effective and prompt trade-related measures, such as exclusion from public procurement, to prevent the import of goods issued from forced labour such as exclusion from public procurement and to assess the respect of human rights in the full supply chain of goods imported from Xinjiang region;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) C c. whereas the European Parliament has called on the Commission to start the scoping exercise and impact assessment in order to formally commence the negotiations with Taiwan as soon as possible;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Considers that a bilateral investment agreement with the Republic of China (Taiwan) could be an additional accord while the CAI has not been agreed upon; notes that the Union has achieved major trade agreements in the Pacific region (i.e. Japan, Vietnam, Singapore) and is working on others (i.e. Indonesia);
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C d (new) C d. whereas the Swedish citizen Gui Minhai, remains illegally incarcerated in spite of Parliament’s numerous calls for his immediate release; whereas Gui Minhai has been in detention in mainland China without legal assistance or consular access, since he was abducted from Thailand in 2015;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Highlights the urgent need to re- balance EU-China relations through the adoption of a more assertive toolbox of autonomous measures while recognising the need to maintain an open dialogue with Chinese government on other common challenges such as the global fight against climate change;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) elaborate a more assertive EU- China strategy that unites all Member States and shapes relations with
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Reiterates its call for a legislative proposal aiming at banning the import of products linked to severe human rights violations such as forced labour or child labour;
Amendment 79 #
(a) elaborate a more assertive EU- China strategy that unites all Member States and shapes relations with Beijing in the interest of the EU as a whole,
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Calls on the Commission to propose an EU mandatory and horizontal due diligence legislation as a matter of urgency in order to ensure that EU companies and non-EU companies operating in the Single Market respect human rights, social and environmental standards through their supply chain as well as to eliminate the risk of forced labour and human rights abuses from their supply chains;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) — having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and other UN human rights treaties and instruments,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that in 2020 China for the first time ranked as the EU’s largest partner for trade in goods, with the trade balance further deteriorating to the EU’s detriment; notes that critical raw materials are located exclusively in China;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Calls for an increased joint engagement of the EU and China on the promotion and defence of human rights by closely cooperating in the implementation of a binding due diligence approach for companies of both partners involved together in value chains; calls on the EU Commission to invite China, and the U.S and other important actors to become part of this new benchmarking method;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Takes the view that the lifting of Chinese sanctions against MEPs, the European Parliament and the institutions concerned is one of the prerequisites for any consideration of the investment agreement with China;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) elaborate a more assertive EU- China strategy that unites all Member States and shapes relations with Beijing in the interest of the EU as a whole, w
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Calls on the Commission to advance its work on the proposed mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Framework which should be treated as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) elaborate a more assertive, comprehensive and consistent EU-
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Stresses that the Union should prioritise trade agreements with democratic states upholding the Rule of Law;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) elaborate a
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5 c. Is extremely concerned by the recent unilateral trade-related measures taken by China against Australia in retaliation to the Australian critics on the Chinese COVID-19 crisis management; calls on the Commission, in this very worrying context, to propose urgently its instrument to deter and counteract coercive actions by third countries in order to be able in future to respond to any illegal and unilateral measures adopted against the EU interests and international law;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part (b) propose a
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5 c. Stresses, in this context, that respect for the right to form and join trade unions and to bargain collectively is a fundamental criterion of corporate responsibility; Deplores the fact that freedom of association is being violated in many places along production chains; demands respect for the role of trade unions, social dialogue and fundamental principles and rights at work;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part (b) propose
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5 d. Urges the Commission to present a blacklist and to propose an instrument to ban on the importation of goods produced using child labour or any other form of forced labour or modern slavery;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 1) Open principled and interests- based dialogue on global challenges;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5 d. Notes that 26 EU Member States have old-style Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) with China;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 1) Open dialogue
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) 5 e. Reiterates its full support to the EU FDI Screening Regulation, putting in place for the first time an EU-level mechanism to coordinate the screening of foreign investments in strategic sectors; calls on Member States to adopt urgently a national screening mechanism if they do not have one yet, in line with the Commission guidelines from March 2020; recalls the importance to strengthen the existing EU FDI Screening Regulation in order to make sure that any potential investments which could be a threat to the EU security and public order, in particular with regard to Chinese state- owned and state-controlled enterprises in European strategic sectors, are blocked;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 1) Open dialogue and cooperation on global challenges;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 f (new) 5 f. welcomes the Commission regulation proposal on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market; calls for a swift adoption of this regulation, making sure that thresholds and the procedures allow for an efficient instrument, in order to tackle the Chinese unfair trading practices in the European Single Market;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) — having in regard to the Council Conclusions on Hong Kong of 28 July 2020;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 90 #
1) Open and frank dialogue on global challenges;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 g (new) 5 g. Takes note of the recently agreed Regional Comprehensive Economic partnership (RCEP) and highlights the absence of provisions on trade and sustainability, including labour and social standards, environmental and climate objectives; calls on the Commission to analyse the impacts of the RCEP on the EU presence in the region;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 2 2) Engagement on human rights issues
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 h (new) 5 h. Reiterates its call on the Commission and the Council to start the scoping exercise and formally launch the negotiations with Taiwan for an Investment Agreement;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 2 2) Enhanced engagement on human rights issues through economic leverage;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the entry into force of the EU-China Agreement on geographical indications (GIs), and reiterates the importance of effective and exemplary implementation of the Agreement; underlines that this limited agreement on GIs could serve as a model and basis for future GIs agreements; highlights the crucial role that the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer (CTEO) will play in monitoring and improving compliance with this Agreement; calls on the CTEO to react immediately in the event that the Agreement is not implemented correctly.
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 2 2) Engagement on
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the entry into force of the EU-China Agreement on geographical indications, and reiterates the importance of effective implementation
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 3 3) Analysis of the threats and challenges as well as opportunities for cooperation;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the entry into force of the EU-China Agreement on geographical indications, and reiterates the importance of effective implementation of the Agreement
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 3 3) Analysis
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 5 5)
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Is concerned about China’s increasing digital authoritarianism and its efforts to promote its digital governance model internationally. Calls on the EU to step up cooperation on digital and technology policies with like-minded partners, particularly with the US. Calls on the Commission to include comprehensive and ambitious digital trade chapters in EU FTAs and to consider negotiating stand-alone digital economy agreements with democratic partners. Emphasises that the WTO e- commerce JSI agreement is needed to promote a basic level of openness and level playing field with China.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 5 5) Fostering open strategic
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Commission to closely follow the developments of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which is the largest free trade agreement in the world and of which China is one of the main winners; notes that although the EU is not a party to RCEP, the agreement will have implications on the EU; stresses that even though the European Commission has found the immediate economic impact of RCEP to be rather modest, RCEP has a review clause every five years, which provides for future tariff negotiations and incremental liberalisation;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 5 5)
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Considers relevant a discussion on the wider regional trade architecture and deems it pertinent to have timely and comprehensive reports from the Commission on RCEP and the CPTPP, in order to ensure a solid situational awareness of what is evolving on the ground; is particularly interested in the implications for EU strategic interests of matters such as standard-setting in the Asia-Pacific as well as Rules of Origin provisions;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b – point 6 6) Defence of core European interests and values by transforming the EU into a geopolitical actor while respecting the sovereignty of the Member States;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Is highly concerned about the global high dependence on Chinese supply chain that the current COVID19 pandemic has shown; further highlights the need for the EU to swift towards the reshoring and near shoring some strategical productions 1b; _________________ 1b“PostCovid-19 value chains: options for reshoring production back to Europe in a globalised economy”, published in 2020
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