2023/2127(INI) EU-China relations
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),
MARQUES Pedro ( S&D),
BÜTIKOFER Reinhard ( Verts/ALE),
TERTSCH Hermann ( ECR),
PINEDA Manu ( GUE/NGL)
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Lead committee dossier:
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RoP 118Events
2023/12/13
EP - Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
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2023/12/13
EP - Decision by Parliament
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2023/12/12
EP - Debate in Parliament
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2023/11/23
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the own-initiative report by Hilde VAUTMANS (Renew, BE) on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning EU-China relations.
This recommendation assesses the state of play of the EU-China relations given that China is moving into a new era of security and control characterised by an increasingly assertive economic and foreign policy, employing grey-zone activities, including military exercises, economic coercion, cyber warfare and information manipulation and seeks to change the international rules-based order.
The EU can only credibly defend its interests and values against an increasingly assertive China if it acts with a single, united and determined approach and remains consistent with its message. Europe needs a new approach towards China based on European open strategic autonomy, reciprocity and cooperation with like-minded partners, backed up by the necessary legislative and non-legislative instruments to defend itself against coercion. The EU must not accept critical political or military support by China for Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. The report pointed out that China has still not recognised the Russian invasion into Ukraine as a full-scale war of aggression and plays a vital role in the circumvention and mitigation of EU sanctions imposed against Russia.
The current strategy for relations between the EU and China dates back to 2016, and was last updated in 2019, so it would be advisable to carry out a review and update of it in light of the new geopolitical context.
Recommendations
Members made the following recommendations to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy:
Engaging China to tackle global challenges
- continue engaging pragmatically with China to tackle global challenges such as climate change, the protection of biodiversity, challenges to human health and pandemic preparedness, food security, the reduction of the risk of disasters, debt relief for the Global South, financial stability and humanitarian assistance, and increase effective dialogue with China and like-minded partners on security issues in view of China’s increasingly critical role in global peace and stability, particularly in the light of Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, but also in other conflict regions such as the Korean Peninsula or the Middle East;
- demand that China uphold the rules-based international order, especially the universal principles of human rights;
- China, as the world’s largest carbon emitter, must adhere to its own promises and act in line with the Paris Agreement by peaking its CO2 emissions before 2030 and by participating, proportionally to its economic power, in efforts to financially support poorer countries affected by the negative consequences of climate change in the context of the Loss and Damage Fund.
Opposing China’s human rights violations
- insist that China will be held accountable for its increasing human rights violations;
- condemn the use of death penalty: the total estimated number of executions in China exceeds all other countries that apply capital punishment in 2022;
- address the systematic use of forced labour by China in Xinjiang and Tibet by working with the private sector to diversify supply chains;
- put an immediate end to any measures aimed at preventing births in the Uyghur population;
- closely monitor the trials of political prisoners in Hong Kong and call for their release;
- assess the autonomous status of Hong Kong and Macao in the light of the National Security Law, which should be repealed;
De-risking from China to ensure Europe’s open strategic autonomy
- work closely towards fostering unity among the Member States’ approaches towards China and strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy to ensure that Europe is able to defend its values and economic interests, as well as the global rules-based order;
- advance the EU’s stated goal of de-risking trade flows with the PRC to reinforce the EU’s open strategic autonomy without aiming to decouple or turning inwards;
- work towards a more coordinated approach towards the protection of critical infrastructure at EU level to limit control by China, countering acts of hybrid tactics such as cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, surveillance of the Chinese diaspora and espionage originating from China and taking place within the European Union;
- uphold the EU’s engagement policy with Taiwan in order to intensify cooperation and continue supporting democracy there;
- fully leverage the Global Gateway strategy as a tool to intensify the EU’s engagement in global development efforts and business relations with partners from developing countries to provide an alternative to Chinese-driven foreign investment strategies;
- intensify cooperation with international financial institutions and the private sector to mobilise the necessary funding;
- fully implement the EU’s ‘5G security toolbox’ guidelines to mitigate security risks in networks, and propose additional security standards for Chinese suppliers of 5G. Members welcomed the decision of the EU institutions and institutions in several EU Member States to suspend the TikTok application on corporate devices, as well as personal devices enrolled in the institutions’ mobile device services.
Documents
2023/11/16
EP - Vote in committee
2023/10/26
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2023/09/12
EP - Committee draft report
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2023/07/12
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2023/04/26
EP - VAUTMANS Hilde (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
Documents
- Text adopted by Parliament, single reading: T9-0469/2023
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0469/2023
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0375/2023
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE754.659
- Committee draft report: PE752.785
- Committee draft report: PE752.785
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE754.659
- Text adopted by Parliament, single reading: T9-0469/2023
Activities
- Martin HOJSÍK
Plenary Speeches (3)
- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- Hilde VAUTMANS
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- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- Reinhard BÜTIKOFER
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- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- Anna FOTYGA
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- Seán KELLY
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- Lukas MANDL
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- Francisco José MILLÁN MON
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- Stanislav POLČÁK
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- Alfred SANT
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- Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ
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- Thierry MARIANI
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- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- Maximilian KRAH
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- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- David LEGA
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- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- Manu PINEDA
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- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE
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- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO
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- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- Margarida MARQUES
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- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- Isabella TOVAGLIERI
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- Bert-Jan RUISSEN
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- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- Niels FUGLSANG
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- Raphaël GLUCKSMANN
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- Pernille WEISS
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- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- Miriam LEXMANN
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- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN
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- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
- Beatrice COVASSI
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- 2023/12/12 EU-China relations (debate)
Votes
EU-China relations – A9-0375/2023 – Hilde Vautmans – § 1, after point a – Am 3 #
2023/12/13 Outcome: -: 456, +: 131, 0: 24
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The Left
PPEA9-0375/2023 – Hilde Vautmans – § 1, sub-heading 3 – Am 4 #
2023/12/13 Outcome: -: 446, +: 148, 0: 24
A9-0375/2023 – Hilde Vautmans – § 1, after point af – Am 7 #
2023/12/13 Outcome: -: 373, +: 209, 0: 33
A9-0375/2023 – Hilde Vautmans – § 1, after point ak – Am 8 #
2023/12/13 Outcome: +: 335, -: 249, 0: 32
A9-0375/2023 – Hilde Vautmans – After § 1 – Am 11 #
2023/12/13 Outcome: -: 522, +: 72, 0: 25
A9-0375/2023 – Hilde Vautmans – Draft recommendation #
2023/12/13 Outcome: +: 529, -: 47, 0: 40
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 474 |
2023/2127(INI)
2023/10/09
AFET
474 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) – having regard to the EU-China Strategic Partnership launched in 2003,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 b (new) – having regard to its previous Resolutions on the human rights situation in China, in particular that of 17 December 2020 on forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, that of 18 April 2019 on China, in particular the situation of religious and ethnic minorities, and that of 4 October 2018 on the mass arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU can only credibly defend
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in order to defend its core values and
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in order to defend its core values and be treated as an equal partner, Europe needs a new approach towards China
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in order to defend its core values and be treated as an equal partner, Europe needs a new approach towards China based on European strategic
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in order to defend its core values and be treated as an equal partner, Europe needs a new approach towards China based on European open strategic autonomy, reciprocity, cooperation with like-minded partners and opposition to coercion;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in order to defend its core values and be treated as an equal partner, Europe needs a new approach towards China based on
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in order to defend its core values and be treated as an equal partner,
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas in order to defend its core values
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas there is a need to ensure resilient value chains, and given the objectives of the ‘EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific’ and the importance of relations between the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 c (new) – having regard to its previous Resolutions and Recommendations on Hong Kong, in particular the Resolution of 19 June 2020 on the PRC National Security Law for Hong Kong and the need for the Union to defend Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy, and the Recommendation 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 on Hong Kong, 20 years after handover,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the PRC demonstrates increasing willingness to use economic dependency as a tool to promote its increasing geopolitical ambitions;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the EU
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas China abstained in the votes on United Nations General Assembly resolutions condemning Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine; whereas China agreed to a 'no- limits friendship' with Russia on 4 February 2022; whereas the EU must not accept critical political or military support by China for Russia’s illegal war of aggression in Ukraine or for any circumvention of EU sanctions imposed following Russia’s illegal invasion; whereas the positions taken by China on the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine must influence the European Union's China policy;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the EU
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the EU
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the EU must
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the EU must
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the UN General Assembly in its resolution of 23 February 2023 called for ending the war in Ukraine and demanded Russia’s immediate withdrawal from Ukraine in line with the UN Charter; whereas China abstained on the vote on this resolution; whereas China voted in favour of a United Nations resolution that explicitly acknowledges "the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine” on 26 April 2023;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 d (new) – having regard to the report by Safeguard Defenders, titled "110 Overseas. Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild",
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas China’s grey-zone activities, such as warplane incursions, missile drills, economic coercion, and cyberattacks, aim to pressure Taiwan into submission; whereas China’s expansionist policies and harassment behaviour in the South China Sea demonstrate a flagrant disregard for the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the freedom of navigation;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas China’s grey-zone activities, such as warplane incursions, missile drills, economic coercion, and cyberattacks, aim to pressure Taiwan into submission; whereas China’s expansionist policies and harassment behaviour in the South China Sea demonstrate a flagrant disregard for the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the freedom of navigation;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas China's grey-zone activities, such as warplane incursions, missile drills, economic coercion, and cyberattacks, aim to pressure Taiwan into submission; whereas China's expansionist policies and harassment behaviour in the South China Sea demonstrate a flagrant disregard for the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the freedom of navigation;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas China has abstained in relevant UN resolutions demanding to stop Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas the European Chips Act has been adopted, which will increase the EU’s ability to produce semiconductors and create a strategic map of, inter alia, capability gaps in the semiconductor value chain in the EU, thereby limiting the EU’s dependence on third countries such as China; calls for further proposals to secure the production and supply chains of critical infrastructure and material within the EU;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas China has still not recognized the Russian invasion into Ukraine as a full-scale war of aggression;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G c (new) Gc. whereas Commission President von der Leyen outlined measures on de- risking the EU’s economy in her speech on the EU’s State of the Union; whereas China has enacted export restrictions on gallium and germanium; whereas the Commission has launched an anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles coming from China;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU must not accept any unilateral change to the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, particularly by force
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the Commission Recommendation on critical technology areas for the EU's economic security for further risk assessment with Member States (C(2023) 6689 final),
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU must not accept any unilateral change to the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, particularly by force, nor ongoing human rights violations within China, in particular in Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia and Hong Kong, as well as transnational repression of Hong Kongers, Uighurs, Tibetans and other Chinese nationals;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU must
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU must not accept any unilateral change to the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, particularly by force, nor ongoing human rights violations within China, in particular in Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU must not accept any unilateral change to the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, particularly by force, nor remain indifferent to the ongoing human rights violations within China, in particular in Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia and Hong Kong;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU must not accept any unilateral change to the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, particularly by force, nor ongoing grave human rights violations within China, in particular in Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia and Hong Kong;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU must
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the UN Committee Against Torture and the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment have expressed concern over the allegations of forced organ harvesting from prisoners, and have called on the Government of the People’s Republic of China to increase the accountability and transparency of the organ transplant system and punish those responsible for abuses; whereas the China Tribunal issued its final judgment in March 2020, concluding that forced organ harvesting had been committed for years throughout China on a significant scale and that Falun Gong practitioners had been one – and probably the main – source of organ supply; whereas the Chinese Government refused to testify before the Tribunal;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas China's grey-zone activities, such as warplane incursions, missile drills, economic coercion, and cyberattacks, aim to pressure Taiwan into submission; whereas China's expansionist policies and harassment behaviour in the South China Sea demonstrate a flagrant disregard for the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the freedom of navigation;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regard to the United Nations General Assembly resolutions on Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, in particular the 23 February 2023 resolution 'Principles of the Charter of the United Nations underlying a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine' (A/RES/ES- 11/6) and the 1 March 2022 resolution on the aggression against Ukraine (A/RES/ES-11/L.1),
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas China’s continued military belligerence and grey-zone activities, as well as other forms of provocation, such as spying, cyberattacks and talent-poaching, against Taiwan pose a grave threat to the status quo between Taiwan and China, as well as to the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region and may lead to further dangerous escalation;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas since the PRC imposed the National Security Law (NSL) on 30 June 2020, fundamental freedoms, the rule of law and the judiciary’s independence in Hong Kong have deteriorated alarmingly; whereas the PRC has fully breached the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, the Sino-British and Sino-Portuguese Joint Declarations and the ICCPR;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas China committed to the 'one country, two systems' principle by signing the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration, pertaining to the governance of the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas China’s grey-zone activities, such as warplane incursions, missile drills, economic coercion, and cyberattacks, aim to pressure Taiwan into submission;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the PRC conducts the biggest military build up in peace time history, additionally militarizing its economy;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas a European Union-China summit is due to be held before the end of this year;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas freedom of religion and belief continues to deteriorate across mainland China, with the CCP carrying out an intense campaign of ‘sinicisation’ of religion, requiring all religions to adhere to the party's ideology, doctrine, and teachings;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas the latest strategy for European Union-China relations dates from March 2019 and it would be desirable to revise and update the strategy in view of the new geopolitical context;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas China’s expansionist policies and harassment behaviour in the South China Sea demonstrate a flagrant disregard for the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the freedom of navigation;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas Taiwan’s location, its critical role in global high-tech supply chains, and its democratic way of life makes it strategically important for European democracies;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regard to the European Parliament resolutions of 19 December 2019 on the situation of the Uyghurs in China (China Cables), of 5 May 2022 on the reports of continued organ harvesting in China, of 7 June 2022 on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, of 15 December 2022 on the Chinese Government crackdown on the peaceful protests across the People’s Republic of China,
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H c (new) Hc. whereas in recent decades China has grown its presence in almost every African country, which China uses to increase its international influence and secure its economic interests, especially access to Africa's vast natural resources and huge market; whereas Chinese investments and loans in Africa and beyond are not subject to good governance or respect for human rights;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H c (new) Hc. whereas the EU and the PRC signed a bilateral agreement in 2018, known as the Blue Partnership, which aims to improve cooperation on global ocean governance;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H d (new) Hd. whereas the Chinese government is strengthening its role and influence in international institutions, including in the United Nations and its Human Rights Council;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1 Stresses the utmost importance of having a united and single EU policy strategy towards China, which would eliminate divisive initiatives such as 17+1; believes that visits to China of the leaders of the EU Member States and their main messages to China’s leadership should be coordinated at the EU level;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1 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 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a 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 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a Calls for a development of a comprehensive transatlantic strategy towards China;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 b (new) -1b Calls for further development and strengthening of the EU Indo-Pacific strategy in order to counterbalance China in the region;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subheading 1 Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subheading 1 Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regard to its resolutions on breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, adopted in accordance with Rule 144 of its Rules of Procedure,
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) continue engaging with China to tackle global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity, health and pandemic preparedness, debt relief and humanitarian assistance, and increase dialogue with China on security issues in view of China’s increasingly critical role in global security, especially in light of Russia's unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) continue engaging with China to tackle global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity, health and pandemic preparedness, food security, disaster risk reduction, debt relief and humanitarian assistance, and increase dialogue with China on security issues in view of China’s increasingly critical role in global security;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) continue engaging with China to tackle global challenges such as climate change and protection of biodiversity, health and pandemic preparedness, food security, debt relief and humanitarian assistance, financial stability and increase dialogue with China on security issues in view of China’s increasingly critical role in global security;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) continue engaging with China to tackle global challenges such as climate change and loss of biodiversity, challenges to human health and pandemic preparedness, debt relief and humanitarian assistance, and increase dialogue with China on security issues in view of China’s increasingly critical role in global security;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) continue engaging pragmatically with China to tackle global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity, health and pandemic preparedness, debt relief and humanitarian assistance, and increase effective dialogue with China on security issues in view of China’s increasingly critical role in global security;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) continue engaging with China to tackle global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity, health and pandemic preparedness, debt relief and humanitarian assistance, and increase dialogue with
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) continue engaging with China to tackle global challenges such as climate change and loss of biodiversity, health and pandemic preparedness, debt relief and humanitarian assistance, and increase dialogue with China on security issues in view of China’s increasingly critical role in global security;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a)
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) continue engaging with China to tackle global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity, health and pandemic preparedness, debt relief and humanitarian assistance, and increase dialogue with China on security issues in view of China’s increasingly
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regard to its report of 8 February 2022 on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation,
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) continue engaging with China to tackle global challenges such as
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) continue engaging with China to tackle global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity, health and pandemic preparedness, debt relief and humanitarian assistance, and increase dialogue with
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) continue engaging with China to tackle global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity, health and pandemic preparedness, debt relief and humanitarian assistance, and increase dialogue with China on security issues in view of China’s
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) call on China to uphold the rules- based international order, especially the principles of the UN Charter, including respect for the territorial integrity or political independence of all states; the EEAS and the EU Member States should work with China and the EU’s regional partners to ensure freedom of navigation and open and unrestricted shipping lanes; EU Member States could explore forms of cooperation, including military cooperation, with regional and global partners to ensure freedom of navigation in the South China and East China Seas and deter any attempts at limiting freedom of navigation; the EEAS, together with EU Member States, should reject China’s unlawful and unreasonable claims in the South China and East China Seas and any unilateral attempts at controlling contested areas and territories;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) c
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) call on China to uphold the rules- based international order, especially the principles of the UN Charter, including respect for the territorial integrity or political independence of all states and refraining from the threat or use of force in their international relations;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) call on China to uphold the rules- based international order, especially the principles of the UN Charter, including respect for the territorial integrity or political independence of all states; condemn China’s increasing military provocation around the Taiwan Strait;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) call on China to uphold the rules- based international order and international law, especially the principles of the UN Charter, including respect for the territorial integrity or political independence of all states and non-use of force;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) call on China to uphold the rules- based international order, especially the principles of the UN Charter, including respect for the territorial integrity
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regard to its resolutions of 19 July 2020, 19 January 2022, and 13 June 2023 on fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong,
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) call on China to uphold the rules- based international order, especially the principles of the UN Charter, including respect for the territorial integrity or political independence of all states, as well as to follow the rule of law and respect human rights;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) call on China to uphold human rights and the rules-
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) call 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 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) prevent China from abusing the One China Policy to threaten Taiwan and attempts to isolate and exclude Taipei from multilateral fora;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) maintain diplomatic stability while increasing the EU’s assertiveness towards China in order to assume its responsibility as a member of the UN Security Council to pressure Russia into stopping its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine; the EEAS and EU Member States should continue to engage with China with the aim of reducing China’s support to Russia; the EEAS and the EU Member States should remind China of its own stated aim at playing a constructive role in ending Russia’s illegal aggression against Ukraine;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c)
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c)
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) maintain diplomatic
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) maintain diplomatic stability while increasing the EU’s assertiveness towards China in order to assume its responsibility as a member of the UN Security Council to pressure Russia into stopping its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine and immediately, fully and unconditionally withdrawing its troops from Ukraine;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 5 May 2022 on the reports of continued organ harvesting in China (2022/2657(RSP)),
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c)
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) maintain diplomatic stability while increasing the EU’s assertiveness towards China in order to assume its responsibility as a permanent member of the UN Security Council to pressure Russia into stopping its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c)
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) maintain diplomatic stability while increasing
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) take note of the risks arising from this new phase of Sino-Russian relations, which is seeing increasingly close economic ties and the advancement of military cooperation, with joint military exercises in the Indo-Pacific, and which touches upon a range of areas like artificial intelligence and new technologies, including when used for internal repression and control purposes, and provides for stronger cooperation over the Arctic route;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) actively engage with China in diplomatic efforts to resolve conflicts and promote peace and stability, such as the normalisation of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and de-escalade tensions on the Korean Peninsula and the abandon of North Korea’s nuclear programme;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d (d) reiterate that China, as the world’s largest carbon emitter
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d (d) reiterate that China, as the world’s largest carbon emitter, must commit to peak its CO2 emissions before 2030 in line with the Paris Agreement and its own promises; the EU Member States must work with China to bring their mutual policies into line with their international commitments and stress that joint efforts with global partners are needed to tackle a global problem;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d (d) reiterate that China, as the world’s largest carbon emitter, must commit to peak its CO2 emissions before 2030 in line with the Paris Agreement and to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 in line with its own promises;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d (d) reiterate that China
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) – having regard to the Joint Communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the European Parliament and the Council of 22 June 2016 entitled “Elements for a new EU strategy on China” (JOIN(2016)030),
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regard to UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) underline 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; call 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 urge a cooperative approach at the Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) intensify, together, dialogue and close cooperation in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and, more generally, with regard to the sustainable use of marine biological resources and ocean governance;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d b (new) (db) recall 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 countries 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 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d c (new) (dc) point out that the EU has worked with China in the context of the EU- China Connectivity Platform; call 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 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) ensure that China plays a constructive role in multilateral organisations such as the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations and support steps towards allowing Taiwan’s participation in the meetings, mechanism and activities of relevant international institutions such as the WHO, the International Civil Aviation Organization and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; strongly oppose China’s constant misinterpretation and distortion of the UN Resolution 2758(XXVI) which contains no mention of People’s Republic of China’s claim of sovereignty over Taiwan, nor does it authorize the PRC to represent Taiwan in the UN system; express grave concerns that Taiwanese passport holders, including journalists, NGO workers and political activists, continued to be barred from accessing tours and events in the UN;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) ensure that China plays a constructive role in multilateral organisations such as the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations and support steps towards allowing Taiwan’s participation in the meetings, mechanism and activities of relevant international institutions such as the WHO, the International Civil Aviation Organization and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; opposes actions by China to undermine international law, distort the common understanding of human rights and deliberately misinterpret UN resolutions, such as UN Resolution 2758(XXVI) which does not provide a basis to the PRC's "One China principle";
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) ensure that China plays a constructive role in multilateral organisations such as the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e)
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) ensure that China plays a constructive role in multilateral organisations such as the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations and support steps towards allowing Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the meetings, mechanism and activities of relevant international institutions such as the WHO, the International Civil Aviation Organization and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, whilst remaining in line with the EU’s ‘One China Policy’;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) den
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 b (new) – having regard to the European Parliament resolutions of 18 July 2019 on the situation in Hong Kong, of 19 June 2020 on the PRC national security law for Hong Kong and the need for the EU to defend Kong Kong’s high degree of autonomy, of 21 January 2021 on the crackdown on the democratic opposition in Hong Kong, of 8 July 2021 on Hong Kong, notably the case of Apple Daily, of 20 January 2022 on violations of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, of 7 July 2022 on the arrest of Cardinal Zen and the trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund in Hong Kong, of 15 June 2023 on the deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, notably the case of Jimmy Lai,
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) ensure that China
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) ensure that China plays a constructive role in multilateral organisations such as the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations and support steps towards allowing Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the meetings, mechanism and activities of relevant international institutions such as the WHO, the International Civil Aviation Organization and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) ensure that China plays a constructive role in multilateral organisations such as the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations and s
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e)
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) strongly oppose China's constant misinterpretation and distortion of the UN Resolution 2758(XXVI) which contains no mention of the People's Republic of China's claim of sovereignty over Taiwan, nor does it authorize the PRC to represent Taiwan in the UN system; express grave concerns that Taiwanese passport holders, including journalists, NGO workers and political activists, continue to be barred from accessing tours and events in the UN;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) oppose China’s constant misinterpretation and distortion of the UN Resolution 2758(XXVI) which contains no mention of People’s Republic of China’s claim of sovereignty over Taiwan, nor does it authorise the PRC to represent Taiwan in the UN system; address grave concerns that Taiwanese passport holders, including journalists, NGO workers and political activists, continued to be barred from accessing tours and events in the UN;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) strongly oppose China’s constant misinterpretation and distortion of the UN Resolution 2758(XXVI) which contains no mention of People’s Republic of China’s claim of sovereignty over Taiwan, nor does it authorize the PRC to represent Taiwan in the UN system; express grave concerns that Taiwanese passport holders, including journalists, NGO workers and political activists, continued to be barred from accessing tours and events in the UN;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) ensure participation of liberal democracies at all levels in the multilateral organisations where China is actively trying to reshape norms;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) respond adequately to China’s efforts to build an alternative
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 b (new) – having regard to the report of the Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, and the strengthening of integrity, transparency and accountability in the European Parliament (ING2),
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) note that the Chinese government is strengthening its role and influence in international institutions, including in the United Nations and its Human Rights Council; respond adequately to China’s efforts to build alternative international organisations, including through the BRICS group of countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), by ensuring better coordination among the EU Member States and intensifying partnerships with like-minded partners around the world;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) note that the Chinese government is strengthening its role and influence in international institutions, including in the United Nations and its Human Rights Council; respond adequately to China’s efforts to build alternative international organisations, including through the BRICS group of countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), by ensuring better coordination among the EU Member States and intensifying partnerships with like-minded partners around the world;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) respond adequately to China’s efforts in the area of developing global geopolitical structures, to build alternative international organisations, including through the BRICS group of countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), and generally to reinforce its relations with the Global South, by ensuring better coordination among the EU Member States and intensifying partnerships with like-minded partners around the world;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) respond adequately to China’s efforts to build alternative international organisations, including through the BRICS group of countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), by ensuring better coordination among the EU Member States and intensifying partnerships with like-minded partners around the world based on multilateralism, territorial integrity and the values of the UN Charter;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) respond
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) respond adequately to China’s efforts to build alternative international organisations, including through the BRICS group of countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), by ensuring better coordination among the EU Member States and
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) construct a coherent and viable strategy towards the countries of the Global South, where actors such as China (among others) have already been involved on multiple levels (raging from investments to disinformation) for many years, a fact that negatively impacts EU interests in many parts of the Globe;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) work with like-minded partners to ensure a global, open, free, stable and secure cyberspace, and continue to counter malicious behaviour by enhancing cyber security; engage with China to limit its hostile cyberespionage activities against EU Member States;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) be aware that the continued growth of Sino-Russian strategic partnership, including in the areas of technology and military capability transfers, may increase China’s ability to coerce the EU’s partners in Asia and around the world;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) increase EU’s presence in the Global South through its Global Gateway project, to create alternative secure infrastructure to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 b (new) – having regard to the bilateral agreement on cooperation on global ocean governance, known as the 'EU- China Ocean Partnership', signed by the EU and the People's Republic of China on 16 July 2018,
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) conduct a comprehensive economic analysis of impact of the potential slowdown or even a deep crisis of the Chinese economy on the EU economies;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) address the risks created by China’s acquisition of critical infrastructures in the Members States, in the Western Balkans and in the EU neighbourhood;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f b (new) (fb) urge China to make concessions to address the management and the restructuration of the debt of the countries of the Global South; as a response should reinforce Global Gateway with proper and appropriate funding, should better involve and take into account priorities of the partner countries when identifying projects and should ensure a proper oversight and parliamentary scrutiny mechanism;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f b (new) (fb) further develop and strengthen EU’s relations with India, which is overtaking China in its demographic growth and has a strong potential to catch up with China in its economic growth;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subheading 2 Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subheading 2 Opposing China’s persisting human rights violations
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) insist that China fulfils its responsibilities and commitments as a global power by upholding human rights and the rule of law; the EEAS and EU Member States should address China’s increasing human rights relativism and efforts to undermine the current rules- based order and using its influence in multilateral organisations to alter the paradigm on fundamental human rights;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) insist that China fulfils its responsibilities as a global power, as a member of the UN and as a signatory of 9 human rights treaties under the UN, by upholding human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) insist that China fulfils its international legal responsibilities as a global power by upholding human rights and the rule of law, and should be held accountable for human rights violations;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 b (new) – having regard to its resolution of 15 June 2023 on the deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, notably the case of Jimmy Lai,
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) insist that China fulfils its responsibilities as a global power by upholding human rights and the rule of law, according to international standards;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) insist that China fulfils its responsibilities as a global power by upholding international law, human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) insist that China fulfils its responsibilities as a global power by upholding universal human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) insist that China fulfils its responsibilities as a global power by
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) communicate their concern to the Chinese authorities about their repression of religious minorities, including Tibetan Monks, Protestant House Churches, independent Catholic leaders and Uyghur muslims; insist that China respects and guarantees the right to freedom of religion or belief and refrains from monitoring, controlling, harassing, detaining or otherwise intimidating leaders and members of religious minorities, both online and offline;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) 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 action 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 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) insist that China fulfils its responsibilities under international law and ceases considering North Korean escapees as “illegal economic migrants” and recognizes North Korean nationals fleeing persecution in their homeland as refugees, precisely because they face a credible risk of persecution upon return to North Korea;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) regret deeply the sanctions and countersanctions the parties have imposed on one another; stress that sanctions tend to be easier to introduce than to lift and therefore lead to years of confrontation, which generally tends to get worse;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) oppose China's membership of UN Human Rights Council and work with like-minded partners to support the reform of the UNHRC;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g b (new) (gb) demand from the Chinese authorities to promptly respond to the serious allegations of forced organ harvesting and to allow independent monitoring by international human rights mechanisms, including the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; furthermore to take the necessary actions in order to prevent transplant tourism to China by European citizens and to raise awareness of this issue among European citizens travelling to China;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 c (new) – having regard to the European Parliament recommendation of 21 October 2021 to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-Taiwan political relations and cooperation and to the European Parliament resolution of 15 September 2022 on the situation in the Strait of Taiwan,
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) ensure a unified European approach when China uses its economic leverage to silence opposition against its persistent human rights abuses;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) ensure a unified European approach when China uses its economic leverage to silence opposition against its human rights abuses; intensify and include Members of the European Parliament in the Human Rights Dialogue with China and work towards a united approach on cultural and academic cooperation with China while preventing undue influence from Chinese sources of finance; ensure that the Human Rights Dialogues aren’t misused for propaganda purposes by China but, instead, that the Union’s representatives fully utilise the dialogue by raising concrete cases;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) ensure a unified European approach when China uses its economic leverage to silence opposition against its human rights abuses; intensify and include Members of the European Parliament in the Human Rights Dialogue with China and work towards a united approach on cultural and academic cooperation with China while preventing undue influence from Chinese sources of finance; continuously evaluate the cultural and academic cooperation with China to make sure that these cooperation are not used as foreign interference mechanisms from the PRC;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) ensure a unified European approach, coordinated with international like-minded partners, when China uses its economic leverage to silence opposition against its human rights abuses;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) ensure a unified European approach when China uses its economic leverage to silence opposition against its human rights abuses; intensify and include Members of the European Parliament in the Human Rights Dialogue with China and work towards a united approach and facilitate best practices on cultural and academic cooperation with China
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) ensure a unified European approach when China uses its economic leverage to silence opposition against its human rights abuses; intensify and include Members of the European Parliament in the Human Rights Dialogue with China
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) ensure a unified European approach when China uses its economic leverage to silence opposition against its human rights abuses also through the activation of the recently adopted anti-coercion instrument; intensify and include Members of the European Parliament in the Human Rights Dialogue with China and work towards a united approach on cultural and academic cooperation with China while preventing undue influence from Chinese sources of finance;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) ensure a unified European approach
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h) ensure a
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 c (new) – having regard to the ‘Strategic Compass for Security and Defence – For a European Union that protects its citizens, values and interests and contributes to international peace and security’, approved by the Council on 21 March 2022 and endorsed by the European Council on 25 March 2022,
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h)
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (ha) call for a thorough review of the EU-China Comprehensive Investment Agreement in principle as long as China fails to guarantee and show respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all its citizens, and fails to comply with international commitments and its own obligations, such as the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Hong Kong Basic Law;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (ha) condemn the use of death penalty; recall that the total estimated number of executions in China exceeds all other countries that execute capital punishment in 2022; urge China to create full transparency on the total number executions; further increase EU's diplomatic efforts to demand the abolition of the death penalty in China;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (ha) intensify and include Members of the European Parliament in the Human Rights Dialogue with China and work towards a united approach on cultural and academic cooperation with China while preventing undue influence from Chinese sources of finance;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (ha) reiterates its position that the credible evidence about birth prevention measures and the separation of Uyghur children from their families amount to crimes against humanity and represent a serious risk of genocide;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h b (new) (hb) condemn China's use of current advances in science, technology and innovation for purposes contrary to European principles, and its development of a sophisticated invasive digital surveillance network, including facial recognition and data collection technology, which it uses to surveil and repress population groups that are inconvenient for the Communist Party;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i)
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) call on the Chinese authorities to take necessary actions to terminate grave human rights violations as highlighted in the 2022 report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as end other measures that discriminate or inflict physical and psychological harm against minority groups, such as forced labour and political re-education; support an independent and impartial UN investigation into human rights violations in China, in particular in Xinjiang and Tibet, and urge the Chinese authorities to grant meaningful access to the regions concerned and immediately and unconditionally release the Uyghur scholar and 2019 Sakharov Prize Laureate Ilham Tohti;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) support an independent and impartial UN investigation into human rights violations in China, in particular in Xinjiang
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 c (new) – having regard to its resolution of 9 June 2022 on the Human Rights situation in Xinjiang, including the Xinjiang police files,
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) support an independent and impartial UN investigation into human rights violations in China, in particular in Xinjiang and Tibet, and urge the Chinese authorities to grant meaningful access to the regions concerned and immediately and unconditionally release the Uyghur scholar and 2019 Sakharov Prize Laureate Ilham Tohti; support the 2022 UN Human Right report on Xinjiang and call on China to cease its crimes against humanity in the region, which include arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of Uyghur and other predominantly Muslim groups;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) support an independent and impartial UN investigation into human rights violations in China, in particular in Xinjiang and Tibet, and urge the Chinese authorities to grant meaningful access to the regions concerned and immediately and unconditionally release the Uyghur scholar and 2019 Sakharov Prize Laureate Ilham Tohti and all other activists imprisoned and tortured because of regime opposition;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) support an independent and impartial
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) support an independent and impartial UN investigation into human rights violations in China, in particular in Xinjiang and Tibet, and urge the Chinese authorities to grant meaningful access to the regions concerned and immediately and unconditionally release the Uyghur scholar and 2019 Sakharov Prize Laureate Ilham Tohti and other political prisoners;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) support an independent and impartial UN investigation into human rights violations in China, in particular in Xinjiang
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) condemn Chinese authorities assimilationist policies in Tibet that violate the educational, religious, cultural and linguistic rights of the Tibetan people and threaten to ultimately eradicate Tibetan culture and identity, in particular the compulsory boarding school and pre- school system which separates over 1 million Tibetan children from their families and enforces Chinese-language education; urge China to immediately abolish the boarding school and pre- school system imposed on Tibetan children, to allow private Tibetan schools to be established and to ensure that Mandarin is not the only language of instruction in Tibet; consider adopting sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for designing and implementing the boarding school and preschool system in Tibet;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) express grave concern about the system of mass internment camps established in Xinjiang; condemn the mass deportation, forced political indoctrination and ill-treatment of Uyghur and other detainees in the internment camps and the widespread human rights abuses, including mass forced sterilizations, family separation, restrictions on religious freedom, cultural destruction and the extensive use of digital surveillance technologies; acknowledge that the credible evidence about birth prevention measures and the separation of Uyghur children from their families amount to crimes against humanity and genocide;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) condemn the PRC’s assimilationist policies in Tibet that violate the educational, religious, cultural and linguistic rights of the Tibetan people and threaten to ultimately eradicate Tibetan culture and identity, including the compulsory boarding school and pre- school system; stresses that such policies separates over 1 million Tibetan children from their families and enforces Chinese- language education;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) note that religious freedom and human rights have continued to deteriorate in China; condemn Chinese government measures aimed at suppressing believers, such as Christians, who resist being controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and which force bishops to join the CCP-controlled Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association; work to protect religious freedom from authoritarian regimes like China;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) underline religious freedom and human rights have continued to deteriorate in China; condemn Chinese government measures aimed at suppressing believers who resist being controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and which force bishops to join the CCP-controlled Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association; highlight the need to protect religious freedom from authoritarianism like China;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 d (new) – having regard to Directive (EU) 2022/2557 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on the resilience of critical entities and repealing Council Directive 2008/114/EC,
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) review and support China to follow up on the recommendations of the UN Human Rights Committee, UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and UN Committee on Women’s Rights regarding violations of rights and freedoms and breaches of international legal obligations in China, in particular Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) insist on China to follow up on the recommendations of the UN Human Rights Committee, UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and UN Committee on Women’s Rights regarding violations of rights and freedoms and breaches of international legal obligations in China, in particular Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) welcome the European Commission proposal for a regulation to prohibit products made using forced labour, including child labour, on the internal market of European Union; urge the EU co-legislators to speed up the process to come to an agreement as a matter of urgency and before the end of the parliamentary term;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) condemn continuous actions to restrict religious activities in China and especially in this regard the new legislation on Administrative Measures for Religious Activity Venues which aims at increasing party-state oversight about such activities and introducing propaganda elements in religious content;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) closely observe and condemn the Chinese government’s measures to suppress religious freedom, including the forced affiliation of bishops with the CCP-controlled Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i b (new) (ib) condemn Chinese authorities assimilationist policies in Tibet that violate the educational, religious, cultural and linguistic rights of the Tibetan people and threaten to ultimately eradicate Tibetan culture and identity, in particular, the compulsory boarding school and pre- school system which separates over 1 million Tibetan children from their families and enforces Chinese-language education; urge China to immediately abolish the boarding school and pre- school system imposed on Tibetan children, allow private Tibetan schools to be established and ensure that Mandarin is not the only language allowed as the language of instruction in Tibet; consider adopting sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for designing and implementing the boarding school and preschool system in Tibet;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i b (new) (ib) condemn the promulgation of the “Administrative Measures for Religious Activity Venues” (also known as “Order number 19”) that came into force on 1 September 2023 and intensifies the ongoing repression on Tibetans and other ethnic and religious minorities, notably by requiring temples, monasteries, mosques, churches and other religious sites to “uphold the leadership of the CCP and the socialist system, thoroughly implement Xi Jinping’s ideology of socialism with Chinese characteristics for the new era (...) [and] adhere to the direction of Sinicization of China’s religions”;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i b (new) (ib) urge the Chinese Government to put an immediate end to the practice of arbitrary detention without charge, trial or conviction for a criminal offence of members of the Uyghur and other ethnic Turkic peoples, to close all camps and detention centres, to provide information about the location and medical conditions of those detained and to immediately and unconditionally release the detainees, and to reunite the Uyghur children, that are forcibly put in state-run boarding facilities, with their parents;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i b (new) (ib) urge China to immediately allow private Tibetan schools to be established and ensure that Mandarin is not the only language allowed as the language of instruction in Tibet; consider adopting sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for designing and implementing the boarding school and preschool system in Tibet;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i c (new) (ic) reaffirm that the credible evidence about birth prevention measures and the separation of Uyghur children from their families amount to crimes against humanity and represent a serious risk of genocide; call on the Chinese authorities to cease all government-sponsored programmes of forced labour and mass forced sterilisation and to put an immediate end to any measures aimed at preventing births in the Uyghur population;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 e (new) – having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union,
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i c (new) (ic) condemn the promulgation of the “Administrative Measures for Religious Activity Venues” - also known as "Order number 19” - that came into force on 1 September 2023 and will intensify the ongoing repression in Tibet and elsewhere across mainland China;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i d (new) (id) reiterate its call on the Council to adopt additional sanctions targeting high- ranking PRC officials, such as Chen Quanguo, Zhao Kezhi, Guo Shengkun and Hu Lianhe, as well as others identified in the Xinjiang police files, and other individuals and entities, who are involved in the systematic human rights violations and crimes against humanity in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i d (new) (id) adopt additional sanctions targeting high-ranking PRC officials, such as Chen Quanguo, Zhao Kezhi, Guo Shengkun and Hu Lianhe, as well as others identified in the Xinjiang police files, and other individuals and entities, who are involved in the systematic human rights violations and crimes against humanity in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i e (new) (ie) address the systematic use of forced labour by China in Xinjiang and Tibet by working with the private sector to diversify supply chains and through implementation of the regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i f (new) (if) address the deteriorating situation of religious freedom in China; condemn the Chinese government measures aimed at suppressing believers who resist being controlled by the CCP, and which force bishops to join the CCP-controlled Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) address China's 'hostage diplomacy' and individual cases of European citizens being held in ‘administrative detention’ in China, such as the Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai, and use all diplomatic channels to pressure for their release;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) address individual cases of European citizens, including dual nationals, being held in ‘administrative detention’ in China, such as the Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai, and use all diplomatic channels to pressure for their release;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) address individual cases of European citizens
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j a (new) (ja) ensure adequate resources for the European Union Office to Hong Kong (EU Office) so that it can continue conducting prison visits and human rights monitoring, by releasing public statements, appointing a human rights focal point among its staff for human rights defenders and raising their cases with the authorities at all levels; calls on the EEAS and the EU Office to report regularly on the most prominent trials, as well as on the evolution of the human rights situation in Hong Kong more generally;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) – having regard to the resolution of 21 January 2021 from the European Parliament on connectivity and EU-Asia relations,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 f (new) – having regard to the Council Recommendation of 8 December 2022 on a Union-wide coordinated approach to strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure,
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j a (new) (ja) support and follow the example of the United States and impose visa sanctions on Chinese officials pursuing the 'forced assimilation' of children in Tibet, where UN experts say that one million children have been separated from their families and forcibly placed in Chinese state schools to ensure they are absorbed 'culturally, religious and linguistically';
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j b (new) (jb) advocate as being unacceptable in the light of the international legal framework any form of detention, persecution of persons or groups on ethnic, cultural or religious grounds or any other inhumane acts causing great suffering or serious injury, when committed as part of an extensive or systematic attack on civilian populations;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j c (new) (jc) express its serious concern at the persistent, systematic and inhumane organ harvesting from prisoners in the People’s Republic of China, and more specifically from minorities such as Uyghurs, Tibetans and Christians;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j d (new) (jd) call on the Council to introduce targeted sanctions under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime against PRC officials, entities and individuals responsible for orchestrating forced organ harvesting in China;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k (k) show solidarity with civil society
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k (k) show solidarity with civil society in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong and speed up the implementation of the European human rights framework with Magnitsky- style sanctions in close collaboration with international partners, including the freezing of foreign assets and visa restrictions against those involved in human rights abuses, including political decision makers in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k (k) show solidarity with civil society in China and Hong Kong and Macao and speed up the implementation of the European human rights framework with Magnitsky-style sanctions in close collaboration with international partners, including the freezing of foreign assets and visa restrictions against those involved in human rights abuses, including political decision makers in Hong Kong;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k (k) show solidarity with civil society in China and Hong Kong
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k (k) show solidarity with the Chinese civil society
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 g (new) – having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/102,
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k a (new) (ka) closely monitor the trials of political prisoners in Hong Kong and call for the release of such political prisoners, including the founder of Apple Daily Jimmy Lai, who is a British citizen and the focus of the European Parliament resolution of 14 June 2023, and the 47 pro-democracy activists, including former elected legislators, arrested and imprisoned for holding a primary election campaign in 2020;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l (l) identify and close down any avenues that currently facilitate transnational repression efforts by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including in the European Union and in particular those targeting diaspora communities, in cooperation and coordination with like-minded partners, and particularly by taking effective action to counter the worrying intensification of Chinese actions targeting journalists, reporters and the diaspora on European soil, including through networks of undercover police, which pose a concrete threat to national and European security, as well as a violation of national, European and international law, and also calls on the Member States to investigate and share information in order to improve cooperation to combat this phenomenon;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l (l) identify and close down any avenues that currently facilitate transnational repression efforts by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including illegal Chinese 'police stations' in the European Union and in particular those targeting diaspora communities, in cooperation and coordination with like- minded partners; work with third countries to protect the targets of the PRC's transnational repression, such as Chinese and Hong Kong human rights lawyers and activists;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l (l) identify and close down any avenues that currently facilitate transnational repression efforts by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including in the European Union and in particular those targeting diaspora communities, in cooperation and coordination with like-minded partners; call on Member States, and in particular the Spanish Government, to resolutely persecute the activity of police service centres that China clandestinely maintains on EU territory;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l (l) identify and close down any avenues that currently facilitate transnational repression
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l (l) identify and close down any avenues that currently facilitate transnational repression efforts by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including in the European Union and in particular those targeting diaspora communities through the Chinese overseas police service stations, in cooperation and coordination with like- minded partners;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l a (new) (la) actively work to counteract foreign interference and implement the recommendations and suggested initiatives referred to in the different resolutions and reports of the European Parliament related to foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m (m) review the autonomous status of Hong Kong in the light of the National Security Law and the PRC’s violation of its international commitments, its breaches of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, and the crackdown on Hong Kong’s autonomy and opposition figures, including members of civil society, and erosion of the rule of law;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 h (new) – having regard to the EU toolbox for 5G security of 29 January 2020,
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m (m)
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m (m)
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m (m) review the autonomous status of Hong Kong in the light of the National Security Law and the PRC’s violation of its international commitments, its breaches of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, and the crackdown on Hong Kong’s autonomy and opposition figures, including members of civil society, and their family members;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m (m) re
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m a (new) (ma) review the agreement between the EU and Hong Kong/China on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters, the status of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels, and Hong Kong’s seat in the World Trade Organization;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n) condemn attempts by the Chinese authorities to target Hong Kong diaspora communities within the EU
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n) condemn attempts by the Chinese authorities to target Hong Kong diaspora communities within the EU and call on Member States to suspend extradition treaties with the PRC, Macau, and Hong Kong; reiterate the call for EU Member states to consider lifeboat and other visa schemes for the Hong Kong diaspora;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n) condemn attempts by the Chinese authorities to target Chinese and Hong Kong diaspora communities within the EU and call on those Member States who have not yet done so to suspend extradition treaties with the PRC and Hong Kong;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n) condemn attempts by the Chinese authorities to target Tibetan and Hong Kong diaspora communities within the EU and call on Member States to suspend all existing extradition treaties with the PRC and Hong Kong;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 i (new) – having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 1 December 2021 entitled ‘The Global Gateway’ (JOIN/2021/0030),
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n) condemn attempts by the Chinese authorities to target Chinese and Hong Kong diaspora communities within the EU and call on Member States to suspend extradition treaties with the PRC and Hong Kong;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n (n) condemn attempts by the Chinese authorities to target Hong Kong diaspora communities within the EU and call on Member States to suspend extradition treaties with the PRC
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (na) work 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; urgently begin an impact assessment, public consultation and scoping exercise on a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the Taiwanese authorities in preparation for negotiations to deepen bilateral economic ties;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (na) condemn the practice of Chinese authorities of returning individuals to a country where they risk being tortured, in particular with regard to the forced return of people to North Korea, in light of the UN Security Council discussion on human-rights violations in North Korea; remind Chinese counterparts of their UN legal obligation to refrain from doing so;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (na) promote a timetable for the ratification and effective compliance of China with all international human rights standards and principles, as well as key International Labour Organisation conventions on labour rights; to promote a strong monitoring, control and sanction mechanism, as well as specific measures to prevent further human rights violations;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (na) urge the EU and the Member States to actively engage and offer assistance and support to human rights and democracy activists in China; denounce that China’s responses to protests and forms of political public demonstrations go against with international human rights standards and its obligations under international human rights law;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (na) condemn China for engaging in systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom; raise religious freedom concerns in all bilateral dialogues and engagements with the Chinese authorities;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (na) elaborate a mechanism through which political refugees from Hong Kong could settle and work on the territory of the EU;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (na) organise annual 4 June Tiananmen Square vigils in commemoration of the victim of communist totalitarianism;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n b (new) (nb) call on Chinese authorities to immediately terminate the practice of family separation in Tibet and forced assimilation at residential schools as highlighted by UN experts in February 2023; urge Chinese authorities to provide information about nine imprisoned environmental human rights defenders; call on Chinese authorities to allow independent observers, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to access Tibet;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 j (new) – having regard to the Versailles Declaration, adopted at the informal meeting of the Heads of State or Government on 11 March 2022,
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n b (new) (nb) closely monitor the trials of political prisoners in Hong Kong and call for the release of such political prisoners, including the founder of Apple Daily Jimmy Lai and the 47 pro-democracy activists, including former elected legislators, arrested and imprisoned for holding a primary election campaign in 2020;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n b (new) (nb) urge China to end the enforced disappearance and forced repatriation of North Korean escapees;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n c (new) (nc) address deep concerns about the new "Administrative Measures for Religious Activity Venues” that came into force on 1 September 2023 and that require religious activity venues like churches, mosques, temples and monasteries to actively broadcast CCP propaganda and require the establishing of study groups of CCP documents in all places of worship;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n c (new) (nc) ensure a united European approach on cultural and academic cooperation with China, whilst preventing undue influence from Chinese sources of finance, including by investigating the status of research cooperation between EU and Chinese institutions, including exchange of data and where necessary consider ways of managing risks;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n c (new) (nc) fully implement the Council conclusions on Hong Kong of 24 July 2020;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n d (new) (nd) encourage more inter- parliamentary coordination with EU Member States’ parliaments on China and make full use of parliamentary diplomacy, especially with countries in the Global South to strengthen EU’s partnership with like-minded partners; ensure regular reporting by DG Expo and other administrative bodies of the European Parliament to Chairs of relevant Committees and Delegations on meetings with Chinese representatives;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n d (new) (nd) condemn Chinese authorities assimilationist policies in Tibet that violate the educational, religious, cultural and linguistic rights of the Tibetan people, in particular the compulsory boarding school and pre-school system which separates over 1 million Tibetan children from their families and enforces Chinese- language education;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subheading 3 Ensuring Europe’s open strategic autonomy in dealing with China by de- risking
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subheading 3 Ensuring the Europe
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subheading 3 Ensuring Europe’s strategic autonomy
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 k (new) – having regard to the Vilnius Summit Communiqué, issued by the NATO heads of state and government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Vilnius on 11 July 2023,
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subheading 3 Ensuring Europe’s strategic
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subheading 3 Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subheading 3 Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) work closely towards fostering unity among the Member States’ approach towards China and strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy to ensure that Europe is able to defend its values and economic interests, as well as the global rules-based order; to this end, take seriously into account the obligations relating to Business and Human Rights under international law, in particular the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, as well as European rules on due diligence and the prohibition of goods made using forced labour;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) work closely towards fostering unity among the Member States’ approach towards China and strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy to ensure that Europe is able to defend the global rules-based order, its values and economic interests
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) work closely towards fostering unity among the Member States’ approach towards China and strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy while keeping in mind the Union's Strategic Compass, in order to ensure that Europe is able to defend its values and economic interests, as well as the global rules-based order;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) work closely towards fostering unity among the Member States’ approach towards China and strengthen the EU’s open strategic autonomy to
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) work closely towards fostering unity
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) work closely towards fostering unity and political will among the Member States’ approach towards China and strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy to ensure that Europe is able to defend its values and economic interests vis-a-vis China, as well as the global rules-based order;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) work closely towards fostering solidarity and unity among the Member States’ approach towards China and strengthen the EU’s open strategic autonomy to ensure that Europe is able to defend its values and economic interests, as well as the global rules-based order;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 l (new) – having in regard to the Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market,
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) work closely towards fostering unity among the Member States’ approach towards China and strengthen the EU’s strategic
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) work closely towards fostering unity among the Member States’ approach towards China and strengthen the EU’s
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) work closely towards fostering unity among the Member States’ approach towards China and strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy to ensure that Europe is able to defend its values and
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (oa) ensure that the UK and like- minded partners join the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) with a view to working together on international standard setting and other efforts in the realm of the TTC; the EU and like- minded partners should work together on international standard setting in relevant international bodies to ensure economic competitiveness;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point p (p) work towards a renewed, assertive and coherent EU approach towards China that shapes relations with the PRC in the interest of the EU as a whole and takes full account of the challenges stemming from the PRC’s rise as a disruptive global actor
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point p (p) work towards a renewed, assertive and coherent EU approach towards China that shapes relations with the PRC in the interest of the EU as a whole and takes full account of the challenges stemming from the PRC’s rise as a global actor and its increasingly oppressive domestic policies
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point p (p) work towards a renewed, assertive and coherent EU approach towards China that shapes relations with the PRC in the interest of the EU as a whole and takes full account of the challenges stemming from the PRC’s rise as a global actor, especially in the military and technological domains and its increasingly oppressive domestic policies and assertive foreign policy;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point p (p) work towards a renewed, assertive and coherent EU approach towards China that shapes relations with the PRC in the interest of the EU as a whole and takes full account of the challenges stemming from the PRC’s rise as an aggressive global actor and its increasingly oppressive and repressive domestic policies and assertive foreign policy;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point p (p) work towards a renewed, assertive and coherent EU approach towards China that shapes relations with the PRC in the interest of the EU
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 m (new) – proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries COM/2021/775 final,
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q) strengthen the EU’s economic autonomy, ensure mutually beneficial economic relations and prevent sensitive technologies from being used for military purposes by de-risking trade flows and reducing critical dependencies on the PRC without aiming to decouple or turning inwards; support President von der Leyen’s stated goal of de-risking with a view to reinforcing the EU’s strategic autonomy; address Chinese export restrictions of specific materials and one- sided dependencies on China by diversifying the EU’s import sources, whilst maintaining a trading base with China;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q) strengthen the EU’s economic autonomy, ensure mutually beneficial economic relations and prevent sensitive technologies from being used for military purposes by de-risking trade flows and reducing critical dependencies on the PRC without aiming to decouple or turning inwards; ensure the security of supply of critical raw materials in order to limit dependence on China for these and lessen the impact on the EU’s energy balance, its international competitiveness and global markets;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q) take note of China's new export licensing requirements on gallium and germanium and its effect on the manufacturing of advanced semiconductor chips and thus continue to strengthen the EU’s economic autonomy, ensure mutually beneficial economic relations and prevent sensitive technologies from being used for military purposes by de-risking trade flows and reducing critical dependencies on the PRC without aiming to decouple or turning inwards;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q) assess the potentially severe prospective economic impact of the most likely scenarios in case of a significant deterioration and further aggressive policies of Beijing; strengthen the EU’s economic autonomy, ensure mutually beneficial economic relations and prevent sensitive technologies from being used for military purposes by de-risking trade flows and reducing critical dependencies on the PRC without aiming to decouple or turning inwards;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q) strengthen the EU’s economic autonomy
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q) strengthen the EU’s economic autonomy
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q) strengthen the EU’s economic
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q)
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q) strengthen the EU’s economic autonomy, ensure mutually beneficial and sustainable economic relations and prevent sensitive technologies from being used for military purposes by de-risking trade flows and reducing critical dependencies on the PRC without aiming to decouple or turning inwards;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q) strengthen the EU’s economic autonomy, ensure mutually beneficial and sustainable economic relations and prevent sensitive technologies from being used for military purposes by de-risking trade flows and reducing critical dependencies on the PRC without aiming to decouple or turning inwards;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 n (new) – having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market COM(2022) 453 final 2022/0269(COD),
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q) strengthen the EU’s economic
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q) strengthen the EU’s economic autonomy, ensure mutually beneficial economic relations and
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q) strengthen the EU’s
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r (r) swiftly implement, in this context, the European Economic Security Strategy, to be underpinned by a solid risk- assessment tool, and make better use of our existing trade instruments to minimise the
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r (r) swiftly implement, in this context, the European Economic Security Strategy to foster economic resilience and make better use of our existing trade instruments to minimise the detrimental effects of de- risking on the European economy, deter China’s unfair practices, and to ensure close alignment with like-minded partners around the world, such as our transatlantic partners and partners in Southeast Asia;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r (r) swiftly implement, in this context, the European Economic Security Strategy and swiftly finalize the Critical Raw Material Act, and make better use of our existing trade instruments to minimise the detrimental effects of de-risking on the European economy and to ensure close alignment with like-minded partners around the world, such as our transatlantic partners and partners in Southeast Asia;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r (r) swiftly implement, in this context, the European Economic Security Strategy
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r (r) swiftly implement, in this context, the European Economic Security Strategy and make better use of our existing trade instruments to minimise the detrimental effects of de-risking on the European economy and to ensure close alignment with like-minded partners around the world, such as our transatlantic partners and partners in
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r a (new) (ra) highlight that Taiwan's semiconductor industry is vital for the global economy and more that 50 percent of the world's shipping containers pass through Taiwan Straits; urge the EU and the Member States to take a firm stand against China's intimidation and coercion towards Taiwan; welcome Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturing diversification in Europe and reiterate its longstanding support to a EU-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Agreement and any arrangements mutually beneficial to bilateral trade and investment;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 o (new) – proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937COM/2022/71 final,
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r a (new) (ra) highlight that Taiwan’s semiconductor industry is vital for global economy and more than 50 percent of the world’s shipping containers pass through Taiwan Straits; urge the EU and its Member States to take a firm stand against China’s intimidation and coercion towards Taiwan; welcome Taiwan’s semiconductor manufacturing diversification in Europe and reiterate its longstanding support to a EU-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Agreement and any arrangements mutually beneficial to bilateral trade and investment;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r a (new) (ra) continue to strengthen the partnership with the ASEAN group of countries with a view to making value chains more resilient, increasing European diversification and reducing risks, while respecting common values and international rights principles so as guarantee mutually-beneficial and sustainable economic relations;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r a (new) (ra) urgently conclude interinstitutional negotiations on the Critical Raw Materials Act and ensure the speedy implementation of its goals in order strengthen the Union’s supply chain resilience;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r a (new) (ra) develop a strategy to deter escalations from the PRC and to develop capabilities to address possible further escalation of Beijing's aggressive policies;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r b (new) (rb) conduct an audit of public funds invested in China through sovereign wealth funds, local government funds and public pension funds; establish common guidelines to minimise and phase out public funds invested in China, particularly those invested in state corporations or the military industrial complex;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r c (new) (rc) strengthen economic cooperation with Taiwan, including the semiconductor industry which is vital for global economy and continue supporting Taiwan’s semiconductor manufacturing diversification in Europe;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s (s) work towards a more coordinated approach towards the protection of critical infrastructure at EU level and strengthen cooperation with NATO and other like- minded partners; present an EU strategic policy framework to reduce and limit influence and operational control by China and other regimes that a security threat to the Union in the EU’s critical infrastructure;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s (s) work towards a more coordinated approach towards the protection of critical infrastructure at EU level, in favour of maintaining status quo countering acts of hybrid warfare such as cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, surveillance of Chinese diaspora and espionage originating from China and taking place within the European Union;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s (s) work towards a more coordinated approach towards the protection of critical infrastructure at EU level; to this end, investment guarantees should be in place at EU level that would step in to fill the investment gap and ensure that the infrastructure remains in European ownership;
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s (s) work towards a more coordinated approach towards the protection of critical infrastructure at EU level including by encouraging Member States to refrain from concluding deals that involve the ownership of critical and strategically relevant infrastructures with the PRC;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 – having regard to the EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific from 16 September 2021 and the EU Strategy on Central Asia from 17 June 2019,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) – having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the security and defence implications of Chinese influence on critical infrastructure in the European Union,
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s (s) work towards a more coordinated approach and response towards the protection of critical infrastructure at EU level and call on the EU Institutions to terminate any research funding to Chinese companies active in the areas of critical and strategic importance for the EU;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s (s) work towards a more coordinated approach towards the protection of critical infrastructure at EU level and think in terms of security beyond economic interests;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s a (new) (sa) urge the European Commission to come up before the end of the parliamentary term with a detailed analysis of the risks regarding the semiconductors, quantum computing, blockchain, space, AI or biotechnologies and the possible need of EU action in these fields; further urge the Commission to continuously monitor the risks concerning Chinese-state-subsidised investment in EU critical infrastructure, and step up cooperation with Member States to raise awareness hereof, and effectively mitigate these risks;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s a (new) (sa) note the subordination of Chinese industry, and in particular big tech multinationals of Chinese origin, to the agenda and interests of the Chinese Communist Party; propose strengthened rules requiring companies of Chinese origin to undergo security screening before investing in certain strategic sectors, such as IT, telecommunications, energy and transport, in order to expose their governmental and Communist Party links, as in the case of Huawei and ZTE;
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s a (new) (sa) pay close attention to Chinese efforts to internationalise the Renminbi and in this context study possible effects of the implementation of the digital yuan on the global monetary system, including in regards to, for instance, risks of circumventing EU sanctions on third countries;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s a (new) (sa) call on the Commission and the Member States to urgently address the need to reduce the risks of espionage and sabotage in critical infrastructure, in particular those with a military function, such as ports that are used by NATO;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s b (new) (sb) call on Member States to conduct an internal audit of public procurement practices to ensure that products integrated into their national networks and defence institutions do not use technology from Chinese companies; regret that some Member States, notably Spain, have allowed these companies access to the core of their telecommunications network; propose, on the basis of the set of tools available to Member States for reducing national security risks, harmonised measures for the new generation of technologies, such as 5G networks;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s c (new) (sc) encourage, protect and promote European projects related to the deployment of 5G technology and research on 6G, artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, in order to ensure the security of networks in the future, as well as to increase Europe's digital industry, which will be vital for digitisation, economic growth and for bridging the growing technology gap with China;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s d (new) (sd) bring together a coalition of states and non-state actors to counter Beijing's attempts to limit a free and open global internet;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s e (new) (se) denounce publicly the goals set by the Chinese Communist Party in its "Made in China 2025" plan, in particular the Chinese government's boosting of its companies through government funds made available for them to acquire, and with which they are already acquiring, parts of the European economy that are critical to the security of the EU bloc;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas China is simultaneously a partner and also increasingly a competitor and systemic rival to the EU; whereas the EU’s fundamental approach to China should be to cooperate where possible, compete where needed, and confront where necessary; whereas China is rapidly becoming the dominant regional and global power; whereas this has fundamental implications for the EU’s role in the global economy; whereas global instability, especially in the Asia- Pacific region, has direct implications for the EU’s security and economic interests; whereas a common EU policy towards China will determine the EU’s future in global affairs;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point s f (new) (sf) review in depth the EU-China Comprehensive Investment Agreement in principle, which provides for China's access to EU strategic sectors (telecommunications, energy infrastructure, modern information and digital technologies related, for example, to big data, AI, robotics and smart manufacturing), facilitating thus China's 'technological supremacy'; warn that, if this agreement in principle is not thoroughly revised, it would increase also the EU's dependence in agriculture, as the Chinese government is investing large amounts of money in agricultural technology and innovation, with a regulatory framework far removed from European standards, for example in terms of food safety; warn that, as it currently stands, this agreement in principle makes it easier for China to acquire strategic sectors of the European economy, as well as agricultural land on European soil;
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point t (t) ensure greater coordination and cooperation with like-minded partners on issues of common concern, especially but not exclusively on issues such as strategic dependencies, economic coercion, political interference and disinformation, and to promote rules-based multilateralism and strategic solidarity between democracies; work with China to ensure EU companies’ fair an equal access to Chinese markets, data protection, and abolish forced technology transfers of companies wishing to operate in the Chinese market;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point t (t) ensure greater coordination and cooperation with like-minded partners – particularly with the United States, our most important ally and partner – on issues of common concern, especially but not exclusively on issues such as strategic dependencies, economic coercion, political interference and disinformation, and to promote international law- and rules- based multilateralism and strategic solidarity between democracies;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point t (t) ensure greater coordination and cooperation with like-minded partners to address the multi-dimensional threat posed by China, on issues of common concern, especially but not exclusively on issues such as strategic dependencies, economic coercion, political interference and disinformation, and to promote rules- based multilateralism and strategic solidarity between democracies;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point t (t) ensure greater coordination
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point t a (new) (ta) continue working with our neighbourhood partners by stepping up economic, political and security cooperation aimed at ensuring prosperity and peace and safeguarding our common values, while also providing for means to counter initiatives, including by China, aimed at destabilising our neighbourhood and exploiting third countries in launching disinformation campaigns in the Western Balkans, the Eastern Neighbourhood or the Southern Neighbourhood;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point t a (new) (ta) express grave concern about the accusations of the misuse of Confucius Institutes as platforms to spread propaganda, to censor all debate about topics deemed “politically sensitive” by Chinese government, and to spy on students and the Chinese diaspora abroad; closely monitor the impact of Chinese government interference in academic freedom in European educational institutions and campuses;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u (u) highlight that the EU’s ‘One China policy’ remains the foundation of our engagement with both the PRC and Taiwan but also underline the positive effect of deepening ties between the EU and Taiwan; cooperate with the USA on this sensitive issue, in order to provide for a stronger and more harmonised approach towards Beijing and to offer more leverage to the Euro-Atlantic partnership on this subject;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u (u) highlight that the EU’s ‘One China policy’ remains the foundation of our engagement with both the PRC and Taiwan
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u (u) highlight that the EU’s ‘One China policy’ remains the foundation of our engagement with both the PRC and Taiwan
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas China is simultaneously a partner and also increasingly a competitor and systemic rival to the EU; whereas China, as expressed by President Xi Jinping in his 2017 report to the 19th Chinese Communist Party Congress, firmly intends to play the role of a leading power on the world stage by 2049, both as an economic power and in the field of foreign policy, which poses significant political, economic, security and technological dangers to the EU, as well as threats to democratic values in the world;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u (u) highlight that the EU’s ‘One China policy’ remains the foundation of our engagement with both the PRC and Taiwan
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u (u) highlight that the EU’s ‘One China policy’ remains the foundation of our engagement with both the PRC and Taiwan but also underline the positive effect and strategic importance of deepening ties between the EU and Taiwan, which is a reliable and valued like-minded partner in Asia;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u (u) highlight that the EU’s ‘One China policy’ remains the foundation of our engagement
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u (u) highlight that the EU’s ‘One China policy’ remains the foundation of our engagement with both the PRC and Taiwan
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u (u) highlight that the EU’s ‘One China policy’ remains the foundation of our engagement with both the PRC and Taiwan but also underline the importance and positive effect of deepening ties between the EU and Taiwan;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u (u) highlight that the EU’s ‘One China policy’ remains the foundation of our engagement with both the PRC and Taiwan
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v (v)
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v (v) revisit the EU’s engagement policy with Taiwan and continue supporting democracy there together with like-minded partners; encourage further exchanges between Parliament and its Taiwanese counterparts in this context as well as people-to-people contact; strengthen cooperation with Taiwanese institutions in addressing China's hybrid threats;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v (v) revisit the EU’s engagement policy with Taiwan, engage further with Taiwan on sectoral areas of shared interest and continue supporting democracy there together with like-minded partners; call on the Commission to open a scoping exercise and an impact assessment for a bilateral investment agreement with Taiwan; encourage further exchanges between Parliament and its Taiwanese counterparts in this context;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v (v) revisit the EU’s engagement policy with Taiwan and continue supporting democracy there together with like-minded partners; encourage further exchanges between Parliament and its Taiwanese counterparts as well as cooperation between the EU, Member States and Taiwan on issues of common interest in this context;
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v (v) revisit the EU’s engagement policy with Taiwan and continue supporting democracy there together with like-minded partners; encourage further exchanges between Parliament and its Taiwanese counterparts in this context, as well as cooperation between Member States and Taiwan on issues of common interest;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v (v) revisit the EU’s engagement policy with Taiwan in order to intensify the cooperation and continue supporting democracy there together with like-minded partners; encourage further exchanges between Parliament and its Taiwanese counterparts in this context;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v (v) re
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v (v)
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v a (new) (va) intensify cooperation and pursue a comprehensive enhanced partnership with Taiwan, notably essential cooperation on critical supply chain resilience, and countering disinformation and foreign interference; stresses the need to urgently begin an impact assessment, public consultation and scoping exercise on a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the Taiwanese authorities in preparation for negotiations to deepen bilateral economic ties;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v a (new) (va) work 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; urgently begin an impact assessment, public consultation and scoping exercise on a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the Taiwanese authorities in preparation for negotiations to deepen bilateral economic ties;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v a (new) (va) conduct as soon as possible an impact assessment for an EU-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA);
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w (w)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas China is simultaneously a partner and also increasingly a competitor and systemic rival to the EU; whereas China proclaims itself as a champion of multilateralism and the principles of the United Nations, but its actions and approaches are not necessarily consistent and in harmony with those stated principles;
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w (w) ensure
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w (w) ensure that the status quo in the Taiwan Strait is not changed by means of force or coercion by supporting initiatives aimed at promoting dialogue, cooperation and confidence-building between the two sides; take concrete steps, including increasing Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) in the Taiwan Strait, facilitating Taiwan’s military capability- building, and considering economic sanction packages in the event of a Chinese invasion, to discourage China from escalating tensions in the region; prepare a scenario-based strategy for tackling potential security challenges in the Taiwan Strait;
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w (w) ensure that the status quo in the Taiwan Strait is not changed by means of force or coercion by supporting initiatives aimed at promoting dialogue, cooperation and confidence-building between the two sides; take concrete steps, including increasing Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) in the Taiwan Strait, facilitating Taiwan's military capability- building, and considering economic sanction packages in the event of a Chinese invasion, to discourage China from escalating tensions in the region; prepare a scenario-based strategy for tackling potential security challenges in the Taiwan Strait;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w (w) ensure that the status quo in the Taiwan Strait is not changed by means of force or coercion by supporting initiatives aimed at promoting dialogue, cooperation and confidence-building between the two sides; prepare a scenario-based strategy for tackling potential security challenges in the Taiwan Strait; take concrete steps to discourage China from escalating tensions in the region, including increasing Coordinated Maritime Presences in the Taiwan Strait, facilitating Taiwan’s military capability- building and considering economic sanction packages in the event of a Chinese invasion;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w (w) ensure that the status quo in the Taiwan Strait is not changed by means of force or coercion by supporting initiatives aimed at promoting dialogue, cooperation and confidence-building between the two sides; prepare a scenario-based strategy for tackling potential security challenges in the Taiwan Strait; raise concerns over China’s use of cognitive warfare by spreading disinformation to sow confusion among the Taiwanese population and undermine trust in Taiwan’s democracy and governance;
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w (w) ensure that the status quo in the Taiwan Strait is not changed by means of force or coercion by supporting initiatives aimed at promoting dialogue, cooperation and confidence-building between the two sides; take concrete steps, including increasing Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) in the Taiwan Strait in order to ensure freedom of navigation in the area; prepare a scenario-based strategy for tackling potential security challenges in the Taiwan Strait;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w (w) ensure that the status quo in the Taiwan Strait is not changed by means of force or coercion by supporting initiatives aimed at promoting dialogue, cooperation and confidence-building between the two sides; prepare a scenario-based strategy for tackling potential security challenges in the Taiwan Strait and work together with like- minded democracies to prevent an invasion of Taiwan;
Amendment 447 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w (w) contribute to allies' deterrence measures to ensure that the status quo in the Taiwan Strait is not changed by means of force or coercion, and by supporting initiatives aimed at promoting dialogue, cooperation and confidence-building between the two sides; prepare a scenario- based strategy for tackling potential security challenges in the Taiwan Strait;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w (w) ensure that the status quo in the Taiwan Strait is not changed by means of force or coercion by supporting initiatives aimed at promoting stability, dialogue, cooperation and confidence-building between the two sides; prepare a scenario- based strategy for tackling potential security challenges in the Taiwan Strait;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w a (new) (wa) increase the EU's economic and diplomatic presence throughout the Indo- Pacific region and recalls that the world’s strategic and economic centre of gravity is shifting to this region, and that the EU therefore has a clear interest in forging a clear and credible EU-level approach to the Indo-Pacific;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas China is simultaneously a partner, whose cooperation is essential for meeting global challenges, and also increasingly a competitor and systemic rival to the EU;
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point w b (new) (wb) underline the importance of freedom of navigation to be respected by China, including in the South and East China seas;
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point x Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point x (x) establish a ‘Far-East StratCom Task Force’ as part of the European External Action Service, to be tasked with identifying, monitoring and countering disinformation efforts and nation-specific actions by China; commend the Taiwanese authorities’ efforts to address Chinese information manipulation and interference; encourage the EU and its Member States to deepen cooperation with Taiwan in countering disinformation campaigns and interference operations; underline, at the same time, the risks of an unbalanced cooperation between Chinese and foreign media, taking also into account that the Chinese media are the voice of the Chinese Communist Party at home and abroad;
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point x (x) establish a ‘Far-East StratCom Task Force’ as part of the European External Action Service, to be tasked with identifying, monitoring and countering disinformation efforts and nation-specific actions by China; such a Task Force should be allocated with sufficient resources to be able to exercise its mandate, given the scale of the problem and its detrimental effects on the EU and its Member States’ political systems; work with the Commission to encourage and coordinate actions aimed at countering 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 EU politicians;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point x (x) establish a ‘Far-East StratCom Task Force’ as part of the European External Action Service, to be tasked with identifying, monitoring and countering disinformation
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point x (x) establish a ‘Far-East StratCom Task Force’ as part of the European External Action Service, to be tasked with identifying, monitoring and countering disinformation efforts and nation-specific actions by China; strengthen efforts to fight Chinese malign influence, including information operations, in third countries, including Latin America and Africa;
Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point x (x) establish a ‘Far-East StratCom Task Force’ as part of the European External Action Service, to be tasked with identifying, monitoring and countering disinformation efforts and nation-specific actions by China in its attempt to reshape the global information environment to its advantage;
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point x (x) establish a ‘Far-East StratCom Task Force’ as part of the European External Action Service, to be tasked with identifying, monitoring and countering disinformation
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point x a (new) (xa) denounce China's support to the world's most oppressive regimes, in particular Syria, Iran and North Korea, but also Venezuela and Cuba; review EU strategies for those regions that face increasing Chinese influence and penetration, such as Africa and Ibero- America;
Amendment 459 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point x a (new) (xa) strengthen cooperation between national intelligence agencies in identifying and addressing Chinese espionage and other subversive activities seeking to influence or undermine our democratic societies and institutions;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas China is simultaneously a partner and also increasingly a competitor and systemic rival to the EU at global level;
Amendment 460 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point x b (new) (xb) fully implement the EU's “5G security toolbox” guidelines to mitigate security risks in networks, including by removing all equipment and services from Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese vendors in core network functions;
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point x c (new) (xc) implement the suspension of the TikTok application on corporate devices, as well as personal devices enrolled in institutional mobile device services across all EU and Member State institutions;
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y (y) fully leverage the Global Gateway strategy as a tool to intensify the EU’s engagement and business relations with partners from developing countries and provide an alternative to Chinese-driven
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y (y)
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y (y) fully leverage the Global Gateway strategy as a tool to intensify the EU’s engagement and business relations with partners from developing countries and provide an alternative to Chinese-driven foreign investment strategies; highlight the vulnerabilities created by these Chinese- driven foreign investment strategies, which, as a geopolitical tool, could push countries into so-called debt traps and further destabilise them;
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y (y) fully leverage the Global Gateway strategy as a tool to intensify the EU’s engagement and business relations with partners from developing countries and provide an alternative to Chinese-driven foreign investment strategies; intensify cooperation with international financial institutions and the private sector to mobilise the necessary funding;
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y (y) fully leverage the Global Gateway strategy as a tool to intensify the EU’s engagement and business relations with partners from developing countries and provide an alternative to Chinese-driven foreign investment strategies, especially in Latin America, where China is already the biggest trading partner, and on the African continent;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y (y) fully leverage the Global Gateway strategy as a tool to intensify the EU’s engagement and business relations with partners from developing countries, in particular African, and provide an alternative to Chinese-driven foreign investment strategies;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y (y) fully leverage the Global Gateway strategy as a tool to intensify the EU’s engagement in global development efforts and business relations with partners from developing countries
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas China is simultaneously a partner
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y a (new) (ya) take note of the success of the industrial relocation policies implemented a few years ago by the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan, which can and should serve as an example and inspiration for the EU to carry out a gradual process of relocation of the European industry established in China, in order to promote job creation and new opportunities for the almost 13 million unemployed men, women and young people in the European Union; ensure the participation of Member States, social partners and civil society in the design of such policies;
Amendment 471 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y a (new) (ya) The European Parliament: commends achievements of the Taiwanese democracy and its capabilities of defending democracy against China’s hybrid attacks; stresses that these achievements should be promoted internationally as it brings understanding that all nations, including Chinese, are able to create a flourishing democracy;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y a (new) (ya) make clear to China the consequences of supporting Russia's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine and sanctions circumvention, including through the territory of Hong Kong;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y a (new) (ya) stress that the human rights situation in China must be taken into consideration before final ratification of the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI);
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y b (new) (yb) commits to establishing in the European Parliament a formal parliamentary delegation for bilateral cooperation with the Parliament of Taiwan;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas China is
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (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 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas China is being described as simultaneously a partner and also increasingly a competitor and systemic rival to the EU;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas China is
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas China is
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. 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 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas both EU and China should follow the approach of cooperation before confrontation;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. 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 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. 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 reciprocals measures by China;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A d (new) Ad. 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 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A e (new) Ae. 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 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;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas both the European Union and China have a shared interest in pursuing constructive and stable relations, which must be based on respect for the rules-based international order, international law, balanced engagement and reciprocity; whereas, in the EU Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy, the EU commits itself to promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) – having regard to the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Sino- Portuguese Joint Declaration of 1987,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas both the European Union and China, each have a
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas both the European Union and China have a shared interest in pursuing constructive and stable relations, which must be based on respect for the rules-based international order, international law, human rights, balanced engagement and reciprocity;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will visit China in the framework of the EU-China Strategic Dialogue; whereas Executive Vice- President of the Commission Valdis Dombrovskis and Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, visited China to discuss issues of mutual interest; whereas rebalancing the EU–China economic and trade relationship and market access and supply chain issues were discussed;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the European Union's bilateral trade deficit with China is very serious and growing, having increased exponentially over the last four years from EUR 154 billion to EUR 396 billion;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas, as a permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council, China must assume its responsibilities and uphold a rules-based international order, an effective multilateralism and global governance;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas China is a communist state ruled by a single party, the Chinese Communist Party, committed to Marxism- Leninism; whereas the Chinese Communist Party does not share the same values as European democracies, has become increasingly authoritarian and promotes governance models internationally that contradict the EU’s values in order to strengthen autocrats and contribute to the erosion of democracy on a global scale;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the Chinese Communist Party does not share the same values as European democracies, has become increasingly authoritarian and promotes governance models internationally that contradict the EU’s values; whereas systems of social scoring are not in line with the EU’s fundamental values;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the Chinese Communist Party does not share the same values as European democracies, has become increasingly authoritarian and promotes Marxist-Leninist-Maoist-Xi thought of governance models internationally that contradict
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 – having regard to the speeches by President Ursula von der Leyen on de- risking at the European Policy Centre on 30 March 2023 and at the European Parliament on 18 April 2023,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the Chinese Communist Party does not share the same values as European democracies, has become increasingly authoritarian, using military and economic coercion to bully its neighbours and promotes governance models internationally that contradict the EU’s values;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the ruling Chinese Communist Party does not share the same values as European democracies, has become increasingly authoritarian domestically and promotes governance models internationally that contradict the EU’s values;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the Chinese Communist Party does not share the same values as European democracies,
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas, following the economic growth and political expansion on the global stage, China is trying to maximise the diffusion of its propaganda abroad, spreading positive narratives concerning that country while at the same time attempting to suppress critical voices; whereas this situation has also spurred the Chinese domestic media to expand internationally, while also strengthening cooperation with the foreign media and journalists’ unions;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas China has rejected all recommendations made by different international bodies with regard to freedom of association, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, independence of the judiciary, guarantees for the legal profession, protection of human rights defenders, rights of ethnic and religious minorities, abolition of the death penalty, abolition of 're-education' through labour, prohibition of torture, and the effective fight against discrimination, among many others;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. 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 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas China in 2021 dismantled democracy in Hong Kong and has since cracked down on political opposition and pro-democracy activists and their family members in Hong Kong and abroad;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas in 2017, several Catholic priests and worshippers were injured in the Shanxi province while trying to prevent the Chinese authorities from demolishing a Church-owned building, and whereas they received no financial compensation; whereas in December 2018, as part of a deliberate Chinese government policy against the celebration of Christmas, 'house churches' and their worshippers were raided in the Sichuan and Guangdong provinces, and in the Langfang province the authorities banned outright the sale of Christmas trees or Santa Claus figures; whereas, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese government continued its harassment of Christians through actions such as the demolition of the Xiangbaishu Church in the city of Yixing and the removal of the cross from a church steeple in the Guiyang county; whereas, in 2020, the authorities further restricted religious education and proselytising through new regulations;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas in 2021 the panel of experts of UN Human Rights Council Special Procedures expressed concern about reports of organ harvesting in China from prisoners of conscience and members of ethnic and religious minorities, such as the Uyghurs, Christians, Tibetans and Falun Gong, for the purpose of selling them on the black market;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C d (new) Cd. whereas all Chinese companies are subordinate to the Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China, in force since 2017, which makes them de facto agents of the communist regime; whereas big tech companies of Chinese origin, in particular the multinational Huawei, have been shown to have conspired to circumvent international embargoes on Iran and transfer banned communications technology to its government, and whereas in response, EU-allied governments such as the United States and the United Kingdom have placed Huawei and other Chinese technology multinationals on their list of restricted entities; whereas the United States and the United Kingdom have banned their operators from using devices and components from these companies; whereas the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, stated in October 2021 his intention to continue to support Huawei's 5G technology; and whereas the Spanish authorities granted Huawei 28% of the total number of security certifications issued in 2022;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) – having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and other international human rights treaties and instruments, in particular the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; having regard to the 2014 Protocol to the 1930 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Forced Labour Convention, which China has not signed,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C e (new) Ce. whereas, according to Safeguard Defenders, China maintains at least 54 police service centres operating clandestinely around the world, particularly in democratic countries where Chinese political dissidents and individuals fleeing ethnic and religious persecution in China find refuge; whereas 36 of these centres operate illegally on European soil, and whereas one EU Member State, Spain, has the highest number of such centres worldwide, nine to be precise;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas China is changing and moving into a new era of security and control characterised by an increasingly assertive economic and foreign policy,
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas China is
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas China is changing and moving into a new era of security and control characterised by an increasingly assertive economic and foreign policy, attempts to change the international rules- based order
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas China is changing and moving into a new era of security and control characterised by an increasingly assertive economic
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas China is changing and moving into a new era of security and control characterised by an increasingly assertive economic
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas China is changing and moving into a new era of security and control characterised by an increasingly assertive economic and foreign policy, attempts to
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China revised its Maritime Traffic Laws (Maritime Traffic Laws Revision-2021), which are being enforced since 1 September 2021; whereas this unilateral effort to control contested areas of the South China and East China Seas is not acceptable; whereas the Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources’ published its so-called ‘standard map’; whereas such claims do not have any basis in international law; whereas China’s renaming of Russian locations on its ‘standard map’ is noted; whereas this would be a first step to undoing unequal colonial treaties in the region;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas numerous critics, including by human rights organisations, have accused China of using the government-funded Confucius Institutes and their classrooms on campus as platforms to spread propaganda under the guise of teaching, interfere with academic freedom and free speech on campuses by means of censorship of certain topics and perspectives in course materials on political grounds, particularly topics related to ethnic minorities in China, and even to spy on students and other members of the Chinese diaspora abroad;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) – having regard to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries (2021/0406(COD)),
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas domestically, the Chinese government is implementing increasingly oppressive domestic policies, repressing any form of dissent, cracking-down on all civil and political freedoms and targeting particularly harshly ethnic and religious minorities, such as Tibetans and Uyghur population, attempting to eradicate their identity through torture, forced sterilization, enforced disappearance, and implementing a massive campaign and systemic forced labour scheme against the Uyghurs;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas China is the only country which has both the intention and at the same time the economic, technological and military means to reshape the international rules-based order;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU can only credibly defend its interests and values against an increasingly assertive China if it acts with a single, united approach; whereas Article 24 of the Treaty on the European Union, 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”; whereas the activities of some Member States, which may run counter to the provisions of Article 24 TEU, are of concern;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU can only credibly defend its interests and values against an increasingly assertive China if it acts with a single, united approach, with better understanding and cooperation with like- minded partners;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU can only credibly defend its interests and values against an increasingly assertive China if it acts with a single, united approach and remains consistent with its message;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU can only credibly defend its interests and values against an increasingly assertive China if it remains coherent with its values and acts with a single, united approach;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU can only credibly defend its interests and values against an increasingly assertive China if it acts with a single, united approach and political will;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU can only credibly defend its interests and values against an increasingly assertive China if it acts with a single, united and determined approach;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU and Member States can only credibly defend its interests and values against an increasingly assertive China
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