1 Amendments of Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI related to 2020/2206(INI)
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Underlines that preserving peace, stability and the freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific region remains of critical importance to the interests of the EU and its Member States; notices with grave concern the recent escalations of tensions on the India-China border, as well as in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, including China’s increasingly provocative military moves aimed at Taiwan; calls for all parties concerned to resolve their differences peacefully through constructive dialogue and to refrain from taking unilateral action to change the status quo; expresses concern about the impacts of the imposition of the National Security Law in Hong Kong on the relationship between China and Taiwan; takes the view that cross-strait relations should be developed constructively, without destabilizing initiatives or any coercion by either side, and that any change of the cross-strait relations must not be made against the will of Taiwan’s citizens; calls for the EU and its Member States to revisit their engagement policy with Taiwan and to cooperate with international partners in helping sustain democracy in Taiwan free from foreign threats; commends Taiwan’s effective efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus and its solidarity with the EU, as demonstrated by the donation of over seven million surgical masks to many Member States during the pandemic; calls on the EU and its Member States to take concrete action to support Taiwan’s meaningful and pragmatic participation in the WHO and other international organizations, mechanisms and activities, as well as in the global disease prevention network;