2021/2041(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 9 October2013 on EU-Taiwan trade relations,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. having regard to the position traditionally adopted by Parliament and the Member States on the One-China principle;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas China’s continued military belligerence against Taiwan poses a grave threat to the status quo between Taiwan and China, as well as to the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region, which is a region that strongly matters to the EU both because of the many close partners in the region, but also given the overseas territory of one of its members, France, in the region;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas China’s continued military belligerence and grey-zone activities, as well as other dimensions of the provocation such as spying actions, cyber- attacks, talent poaching, against Taiwan poses a grave threat to the status quo between Taiwan and China, as well as to the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region;

Amendment 13 #

Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Thierry MARIANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas China’s continued military belligerence against Taiwan poses a grave threat to the status quo between Taiwan and China, which the European Parliament is seeking to preserve, as well as to the peace and stability of the Indo- Pacific region;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~China’s continued military belligerence against Taiwan poses a grave threat to the status quo between Taiwan and China, as well as to the peace~~relations between the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan must be conducted in a peaceful manner, with mutual respect for the sovereignty and s~~tabil~~ecurity of ~~the Indo-Pacific region~~both states;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas researchers, looking at the two sides’ military strength, trade relations, public opinion, political events and support from allies have concluded that Taiwan and the strait may well become the most dangerous place on earth in the near future as the risk of escalations between China and the United States is rising;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas Taiwan’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus have proven to be among the most effective in the world; whereas Taiwan’s efforts in different dimensions to contribute actively to the international community’s common good in the context of the pandemic is a tangible example of Taiwan behaving as a partner and proof that it should be treated as such; whereas Taiwan has the capacity to provide equally valuable contributions to the international community in dealing with the other many challenges of our time;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas Taiwan’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus have proven to be among the most effective in the world; whereas the recent surge in contagions, the lack of vaccines and Chinese interference in Taiwan’s efforts to directly procure them, raise serious concerns;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas Taiwan’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus have proven to be among the most effective in the world, and have contributed to numerous international studies which itself contributed to stronger protection of people all around the world;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas, however, the vaccination programme in Taiwan is flagging, while the number of cases is once more on the increase;

Amendment 2 #

Gabriel MATO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

— having regard to the communiqué of the G7 Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Development of 5 May 2021, in particular the section on support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the World Health Organisation and World Health Assembly;

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the EU remains the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Taiwan, with an accumulated value of EUR 48 billion up to 2019, accounting for 31 % of Taiwan’s inward FDI; whereas Taiwan’s FDI into the EU amount to only 2.5 billion € and there is much potential for more;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas Taiwan has a participatory democracy based on progressive values which has led to the legalisation of same-sex marriage and the phase out of nuclear energy;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the US and Japan have highlighted for the first time the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait in a recent bilateral summit’s joint statement, which was then followed by a similar statement by the G7 in early May;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas Taiwan dominates the semiconductor manufacturing markets as its producers manufactures around 50% of semiconductors in the world;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas in 2016 the EU committed to use every available channel to encourage initiatives aimed at promoting dialogue, cooperation and confidence- building between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait but this aspiration has so far not been fulfilled;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Recommends that the Vice- President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission:

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) works closely with the Member States to upgrade EU-Taiwan political relations and to elevate them to a comprehensive and enhanced partnership with the official signing of a respective agreement, considers Taiwan a key partner and democratic ally in the Indo- Pacific on its own merit as a robust democracy and technologically advanced economy, that would support the EU’s geopolitical ambition in the region as well as contribute to maintaining a rules-based order in the midst of an intensifying great power rivalry;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) works closely with the Member States to ~~upgrade~~help intensify EU-Taiwan political relations and to ~~elevate them to~~pursue a comprehensive and enhanced partnership ~~with the official signing of a respective agreement~~under the guidance of the EU’s One China Policy;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) prepares an impact assessment on a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with Taiwan before the end of 2021 in preparation for negotiations to deepen bilateral economic ties believes that such a BIA would lead to an easing of “own content” requirements by European investors and producers in Taiwan; encourages Taiwan to increase investments inside the EU, notably when it comes to the development and production of semiconductors;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

— having regard to the G7 statement of 5 May 2021,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) prepares an impact assessment on ~~a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with Taiwan before the end of 2021 in preparation for negotiations to deepen bilateral economic ties~~economic links with Taiwan before the end of 2021;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) prepares an impact assessment on a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) and an Economic Cooperation Agreement (ECA) with Taiwan before the end of 2021 in preparation for negotiations to deepen bilateral economic ties;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) prepares an impact assessment, public consultation and scoping exercise on a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with Taiwan before the end of 2021 in preparation for negotiations to deepen bilateral economic ties;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) ~~prepares~~start an impact assessment, public consultation and scoping exercise on a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with Taiwan before the end of 2021 in preparation for negotiations to deepen bilateral economic ties;

Amendment 34 #

Charlie WEIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) prepares an impact assessment on a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with Taiwan before the end of 2021 in preparation for ~~negotiations to deepen bilateral economic tie~~such investment negotiations;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) expresses grave concern over China’'s continued military belligerence against Taiwan; notably through China's considerable investment in military capabilities, by conducting assault exercises and frequent air violations of Taiwan’s air and maritime defence identification zone, which are motivated by the long-term goal of a, if need be even forceful, unification of Taiwan and mainland China; furthermore calls out the sharp Chinese rhetoric signalling its seemingly contradictory intention of wanting to incorporate Taiwan under communist rule, while at the same time claiming to pursue a peaceful development of relations with Taiwan; urges China to desist from any destabilising activities against Taiwan, and insists that any change to cross-strait relations must not be made against the will of Taiwanese citizens; urges the Commission to take a proactive role in working with like-minded international partners, including but not limited to the United States, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, to safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and to sustain democracy in Taiwan;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) expresses grave concern over China’s continued pressure against Taiwan including military belligerence ~~against Taiwan~~; urges China to desist from any destabilising activities against Taiwan, and insists that any change to cross-strait relations must not be made unilaterally nor against the will of Taiwanese citizens; urges the Commission to take a proactive role in working with like-minded international partners to ~~safeguard~~pursue peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and to ~~sustain~~partner with democracy in Taiwan;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) expresses grave concern over China’s continued military belligerence against Taiwan, especially with regard to the Pratas Islands; urges China to desist from any destabilising activities against Taiwan, and insists that any change to cross-strait relations must not be made against the will of Taiwanese citizens; urges the Commission to take a proactive role in working with like-minded international partners to safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and to sustain democracy in Taiwan;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) expresses grave concern over China’s continued military belligerence against Taiwan; urges China to desist from any destabilising activities against Taiwan, and insists that any change to cross-strait relations must not be made against the will of Taiwanese citizens; urges the ~~Commission~~EU and Member States to take a proactive role in working with like-minded international partners to safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and to sustain democracy in Taiwan;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

— having regard to U.S.- Japan Joint Leaders’ Statement of 16 April 2021,

Amendment 40 #

Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) remains seriously concerned about the situation in the East and South China Seas and strongly opposes any unilateral attempts to change the status quo and increase tensions; reiterates the importance of respecting international law, in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with its provisions on the obligation to settle disputes by peaceful means, and maintaining freedom of navigation and overflight;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) recalls that maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific is a core interest for the EU and its Member States; stresses that a military conflict in the Taiwan Strait would not only bear significant economic disruptions affecting European interests but would also seriously undermine the rules-based order in the region, as well as democratic governance with human rights, democracy and rule of law at the core;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) realises that as China violates the law of the sea in the South China Sea, it lacks credibility when claiming that it wants to protect international law in the Arctic, for instance; declares that China’s actions against Taiwan and in the South China Sea will have consequences for EU-China relations;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) reminds that the EU has significant security interests in the Taiwan Strait and there’s a direct connection between European Prosperity and Asian security and, therefore, consequences for Europe of a conflict would extend well beyond the economic realm;

Amendment 44 #

Gabriel MATO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) expresses concern about the effects of the imposition of the National Security Law in Hong Kong on the relationship between China and Taiwan;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c b (new)

(cb) calls on the EU and its Member States to leverage its important expertise in conflict resolution and its diplomatic clout and launch a high-profile push for dialogue between China and Taiwan; acknowledges Taiwan willingness to engage in such a discussion with Beijing;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) strongly advocates for Taiwan’s full participation as an observer in meetings, mechanisms and activities of international bodies, including the World Health Organization, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), urges Member States and the EU institutions to support international initiatives calling for Taiwan’s participation in international organisations; welcomes again Taiwan’s proactive cooperation with the international community when it came to learning about the Covid-19 pandemic and finding best ways to answer to it, and believes that this case has proven that Taiwan’s full membership in the WHO would be an added-value to the health and well-being of the citizens of all its members;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) strongly advocates for Taiwan’s full participation ~~as an observer~~ in meetings, mechanisms and activities of international bodies, including the World Health Organization, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)

— having regard to U.S.-ROK Leaders’ Joint Statement of 21 May 2021,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) encourages increased ~~official~~ exchanges, meetings and cooperation between the EU and Taiwan, including at the highest levels and with the participation of representatives of Member States, so as to fully reflect the dynamic, multi-faceted and close cooperation between the EU and Taiwan as like-minded partners;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) encourages increased ~~official~~economic, scientific, cultural, political and people- to-people exchanges between the EU and Taiwan, including at the highest levels, so as to fully reflect the dynamic, multi- faceted and close cooperation between the EU and Taiwan as like-minded partners;

Amendment 52 #

Miriam LEXMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(ea) condemns the threats of reprisals and pressure imposed on Miloš Vystrčil, the President of the Czech Senate, by the PRC in connection to this visit to Taiwan in August 2020, and notes that the Czech Republic and any other sovereign country have the right to develop economic and cultural cooperation with Taiwan;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) includes Taiwan as an important EU partner and regional economic power in the upcoming Indo-Pacific Strategy currently being prepared by the EEAS, urges that through its Indo-Pacific Strategy the EU work closely with other like-minded partners to address China’s assertive posture in the region, and to strengthen the rules-based order, given its own economic interests in the region;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) includes Taiwan as an important EU partner and regional economic power in the upcoming Indo-Pacific Strategy currently being prepared by the EEAS and the Commission;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) ~~includes Taiwan as an important EU partner and regional economic power in~~addresses the tensions across the Taiwan Strait and the protection of Taiwan democracy in the context of the upcoming EU Indo-Pacific Strategy ~~currently being prepared by the EEAS~~;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) continues to adopt initiatives to enhance bilateral economic relations and people-to-people contacts, including in academia and civil society, as well as city- to-city and region-to-region partnerships; commends existing sister city partnerships between European and Taiwanese cities and encourages city diplomacy as a tool to help Taiwan’s participation in international initiatives which would enable Taiwan to bypass attempts from China to further increase its diplomatic isolation;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) ~~continues to adopt initiatives to~~shares available information about opportunities for enhanced bilateral economic relations and people-to-people contacts, including in academia and civil society; encourages European and Taiwanese cooperation in the media sector, so as to diversify the Chinese language media environment in the EU and provide an alternative to PRC controlled media outlets;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) continues to adopt initiatives to enhance bilateral economic relations and people-to-people contacts, including in academia and civil society, especially youth initiatives focused on sports, culture and education;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) encourages the EU and Member States to help raise awareness in Europe about the situation in the Taiwan Strait, as well as the complexity of Taiwan- China relations through the establishment and funding of dedicated programmes and research targeting society at large; underlines the importance of investing in an inclusive debate across EU Member States, explaining to the European public the risks of an authoritarian advance in the Indo-Pacific manifested through China’s assertive posture and its efforts to undermine democracy, in particular in Taiwan, and the implications that leaving such threats unaddressed would entail for democracies across the globe;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

— having regard to the June 2020 Joint Communication‘ Tackling COVID- 19 disinformation – Getting the facts right’,

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) encourages dialogue and cooperation with Taiwan in all industrial sectors and supply chains, in particular emerging industries and industries of strategic importance such as electronic vehicles, robotics and smart manufacturing, as well as semiconductor technologies; acknowledges Taiwan’s central role in strategic industries such as the fifth generation of communication infrastructure (5G),being home to the world’s largest foundry and go-to producer of semiconductors; stresses that in the future microchips will play a central role in shaping the future of the global order and the country in control of the design and manufacturing of microchips will be leading in setting the course for the 21stcentury; recalls that the disruption in global supply chains caused by the pandemic has put Taiwan at the centre stage of the technological drive, and has also made the EU realise its own vulnerabilities highlighting the urgency to reflect on reducing its dependencies on external actors; urges therefore increased cooperation with Taiwan to support the EU’s agenda concerning its green and digital transition, as well as the EU’s efforts toward diversification of value and supply chains as the pandemic accelerated demands for both, highlighting the need for increased investment and political support, in particular in value chains of strategic importance, such as microelectronics, autonomous driving, AI, which are areas where Taiwan plays a central role;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) supports initiatives allowing the EU to engage in partnerships with Taiwan in the fields of ICT, biotech, health and ~~connectivity;~~ works on concrete cooperation and initiatives between the EU Connectivity Strategy and Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) supports initiatives allowing the EU to engage in partnerships with Taiwan in the fields of ICT, biotech, health and connectivity; strongly supports a more intense partnership in semiconductors;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) supports a further strengthening of initiatives allowing the EU to engage in partnerships with Taiwan in the fields of ICT, biotech, health and connectivity;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) supports initiatives allowing the EU to engage in partnerships with Taiwan in the fields of ICT, biotech, health, security and connectivity;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) encourages the EU and Member States to deepen cooperation with Taiwan in confronting disinformation from malign third countries, including the sharing of best-practices, by learning from Taiwan’s experience of fighting disinformation coming from the mainland that target Taiwan’s media independence by using social media platforms, infiltrating Taiwanese television and print media to influence public opinion, seeking to undermine elections in Taiwan; commends that Taiwan considers media literacy a useful and vital tool to educate people on identifying disinformation and has therefore incorporated media literacy into the school curriculum;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) encourages the EU and Member States to deepen cooperation with Taiwan in confronting disinformation from malign third countries, including the sharing of best-practices; supports intensified cooperation between relevant European and Taiwanese think-tanks in that field;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) encourages the EU and Member States to deepen cooperation with Taiwan in confronting disinformation from malign third countries, including the sharing of best-practices; raising citizens’ awareness and improving overall digital literacy among the population;

Amendment 69 #

Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) encourages the EU and Member States to deepen cooperation with Taiwan in confronting disinformation from malign third countries, including the sharing of best-practices and to deepen cooperation in matters regarding cybersecurity and cyber threats;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)

— having regard to the 16 April Council Conclusion on an EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

(ja) stresses that the benefits of Taiwan’s efforts to fight disinformation and combat fake news goes beyond Taiwan, influencing not only its society on the island, but also the Chinese speaking community in Hong Kong and other South East Asian countries;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j b (new)

(jb) condemns attempts from China to discredit the Taiwanese government’s handling of the pandemic; commends Taiwan’s effective bottom-up approach, led by its citizens, to fact-check news and information using technology, such as Artificial Intelligence to scale up efforts and enable fact-checkers to identify the most harmful claims circulating on social media platforms and thus stop their spread;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j c (new)

(jc) recalls that the threat Taiwan faces through China’s disinformation operations is part of a larger problem facing democracies across the globe in an era where communication technologies are central to the geopolitical competition for global leadership; recalls that China, along with Russia, remains an important threat also to democracies inside Europe through the application of disinformation campaigns, a threat that has significantly increased with the pandemic, as the 2020 June EEAS report noted; notes that cooperation in the fight against disinformation is therefore in the interest of both the EU and Taiwan;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) further promotes the existing EU- Taiwan R&I collaboration in the Horizon Europe Framework Programme (2021- 2027), urges a higher participation of Taiwanese researchers in the future in the context of Horizon Europe;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) further promotes tourism and youth exchanges with Taiwan through initiatives such as working holiday or the Erasmus programmes and to explore opportunities of cooperation in higher education and other areas with the goal of strengthening China and Taiwan expertise in Europe and contributing to a better understanding of Europe in Taiwan;

Amendment 75 #

Charlie WEIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) further promotes tourism and youth exchanges with Taiwan through initiatives such as the working holiday or, the Erasmus programmes or the Taiwan-Europe Connectivity Scholarship and to explore opportunities of cooperation in higher education and other areas;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) further promotes tourism and youth exchanges with Taiwan through initiatives such as working holiday or, the Erasmus programmes or the Taiwan-Europe Connectivity Scholarship and to explore opportunities of cooperation in higher education and other areas;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

(m) changes the name of the European Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan to ‘European Union Office in Tai~~pei~~wan’ in order to reflect the broad scope of our ties;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

(n) commends Taiwan as an outstanding partner in promoting human rights and freedom of religion in the Indo- Pacific region; acknowledges Taiwan’s performance in setting an example in the region with its strong record of respect of fundamental freedoms, both economic and social, as well as political and cultural rights, including its passing of same sex legislation, the first of its kind in the region, and in the field of the rights of indigenous communities; requests the EU Special Representative for Human Rights to participate in international human rights conventions in Taiwan and to take concrete actions to work with Taiwan to advance human rights and religious freedom, the digital economy and sustainable growth of the developing countries in the Indo- Pacific region;

Amendment 79 #

Miriam LEXMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

(n) commends Taiwan as an outstanding partner in promoting human rights and freedom of religion in the Indo- Pacific region; requests the EU Special Representative for Human Rights and the EU Special Envoy for the Freedom of Religion or Belief to participate in international human rights conventions in Taiwan and to take concrete actions to work with Taiwan to advance human rights and religious freedom, the digital economy and sustainable growth of the developing countries in the Indo- Pacific region;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 c (new)

— having regard to the 5 May statement by G7 Foreign and Development Ministers,

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

(n) commends Taiwan as an outstanding partner in promoting human rights and freedom of religion in the Indo- Pacific region; requests the EU Special Representative for Human Rights to participate in international human rights conventions in Taiwan and to take concrete actions to work with Taiwan to advance human rights ~~and~~, social rights, religious freedom, the digital economy and sustainable growth of the developing countries in the Indo- Pacific region;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)

(na) welcomes Taiwan’s voluntary commitments to help combat global warming;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

(o) strengthens cooperation with Taiwan with a view to exchanging best practices in handling the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing to enhance the EU’s cooperation with Taiwan in health and communicable disease control; commends the Taiwanese government and its people for their relatively successful containment of the pandemic domestically and for their generosity in extending help to other countries; recalls that Taiwan’s effective response relied on transparency and openness and the use of technology in collaboration with society, an approach rooted in public trust;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

(o) strengthens cooperation with Taiwan with a view to exchanging best practices in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, launching initiatives to facilitate the procurements of vaccines and continuing to enhance the EU’s cooperation with Taiwan in health and communicable disease control;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

(p) commends Taiwan’s acts of solidarity with the EU, as demonstrated by the donation of over 7 million surgical masks to several Member States during the pandemic; calls for reciprocating this solidarity by providing or facilitating the provisioning of vaccine doses;

Amendment 85 #

Miriam LEXMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

(p) commends Taiwan’s acts of solidarity with the EU, as demonstrated by the donation of over 7 million surgical masks to several Member States during the pandemic, as well 5 mask production lines to the Czech Republic;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

(p) commends Taiwan’s acts of solidarity with the EU, as demonstrated by the donation of over 7 million surgical masks to several Member States during the dire early months of the pandemic;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)

(qa) commends the organisation of the first ever European Investment Forum in Taiwan in September 2020, and encourages more bilateral investment in both directions; urges the increase of such investment in particular in the area of industries where Taiwan leads, namely critical technologies including semiconductors, which would support the EU’s efforts to strengthen its own capacity on microelectronics; notes that following the 2020 Taiwan-EU Dialogue on Digital Economy, the EU and Taiwan should further build on their discussions in the field of research and technology cooperation, blockchain, AI, cybersecurity certification, data economy and digital connectivity, in order to identify further synergies, expand policy exchange on digital economy development, and establish greater partnerships;

Amendment 88 #

Charlie WEIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)

(qa) encourage the EU and its Member States to enhance cooperation with Taiwan on the Global Cooperation & Training Framework (GCTF), which is a regional cooperation platform to provide capacity-building and training programmes to third countries around the globe;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q b (new)

(qb) urges furthermore the EU to work together with other like-minded partners, such as Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan, South Korea and the United States, and consider inviting Taiwan into existing platforms and working groups in the field of critical industries with its partners;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas Taiwan strategically important location, its critical role in global high-tech supply chains, and its democratic way of life all make the country of great importance to European democracies;

Amendment 90 #