23 Amendments of Urmas PAET related to 2023/2127(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
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 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
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 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
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, foreign and defence policy, attempts to change the international rules- based order and increasingly oppressive domestic policies;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
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 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU must not acceptoppose 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;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
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 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
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 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
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 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
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 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
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 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ensure that China plays a constructive role indoesn’t hinder the purposes and objectives of 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;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
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)
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 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
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 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
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 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
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 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
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 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
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 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) strengthen the EU’s economic autonomy, and develop effective approaches to counter China’s targeted economic coercion towards Member States, such as in the case of Lithuania; 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 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
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 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
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 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
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 446 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
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;