21 Amendments of David LEGA related to 2021/2037(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 26 November 2020 on the EU Trade Policy Review,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the Uyghur population is a victim of the Chinese Government’s efforts to eradicate their unique identity and the right to existence as a population through torture, enforced disappearance, mass surveillance, cultural and religious erasure, the forced sterilisation of women, sexual violence, violations of reproductive rights, and family separation; whereas since the launch of the Chinese Government’s ‘Strike hard against violent terrorism’ campaign in 2014, which mainly targets Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang, more than one million people have been imprisoned in detention camps, called ‘political re-education’ or ‘training’ centres, which constitutes the largest mass incarceration system in the world; whereas human rights organisations have assessed that these offences could constitute crimes against humanity or genocide under international law;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas credible reports document a large-scale mandatory “vocational training” program in the Tibet Autonomous Region that pushed more than half a million rural Tibetans off their land and into military-style training centres in 2020;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas China has adopted sanctions on five MEPs, the Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, three MPs from EU Member States, the Political and Security Committee of the Council of the EU, two European scholars, two think tanks in Germany and the Alliance of Democracies Foundation in Denmark for ‘severely harming China’s sovereignty and interests and maliciously spreading lies and disinformation’; whereas China’s sanctions lack any legal justification, are entirely unsubstantiated and arbitrary and target the criticism of human rights violations; whereas the sanctions are clearly an attempt to deter the EU from continuing its work and action against human rights abuses in China; whereas the Chinese measures constitute an attack against the European Union and its Parliament as a whole, the heart of European democracy and values, as well as an attack against freedom of research;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas in December 2020 the EU and China agreed in principle to the EU- China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI); whereas the ability of the European Parliament to duly analyse the CAI is significantly hindered by the Chinese sanctions, which prevent, at least, the Subcommittee on Human Rights from working with Chinese experts; whereas it is not acceptable to separate trade and investment relations from the general context of human rights issues and the broader political relations;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas the European Parliament has called on the Commission to start the scoping exercise and impact assessment in order to formally commence the negotiations with Taiwan as soon as possible;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas the Swedish citizen Gui Minhai, remains illegally incarcerated in spite of Parliament’s numerous calls for his immediate release; whereas Gui Minhai has been in detention in mainland China without legal assistance or consular access, since he was abducted from Thailand in 2015;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underscores the importance of capitalising on China’s commitment to tackling climate change by reinforcing partnership in this field and emphasises the need to ensure that China commits to peak its emissions before 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement by implementing a carbon border adjustment mechanism;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for Human Rights Dialogues to be held regularly and calls for a solid benchmarking of the progress made in bilateral dialogues more generally; asks for the results regarding the benchmarks and the progress, stagnation or deterioration to be discussed in a transparent manner;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Remains outraged at the continuing detention of Swedish publisher Gui Minhai, and urges robust and steady intervention by the EU and the Member States at the highest level to secure his immediate and unconditional release;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. States its support forCalls on the UN to carry out legal investigations into alleged genocide and crimes against humanity taking place in the Xinjiang region and into the forced labour programs in Tibet;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the future EU strategy on China should provide the necessary tools and data to analyseddress the political, economic, social and technological threats stemming from China, its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and 17+1 policies, its investment strategy and their implications for the Union’s strategic autonomy and the liberal order;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the bilateral and uncoordinated engagement of some Member States with China, and the failure to inform the Commission when signing Memoranda of Understanding with third countries, ismight be counterproductive;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned by the assertive and, at times, aggressive diplomatic pressure from the Chinese authorities; underlines that EU institutions can in no way bow to pressure or censorship from Chinese channels;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Expresses grave concern over China’s expansionist policies in the South China Sea, East China Sea and Taiwan Strait, especially China’s continued military provocation aimed at Taiwan, with Chinese military aircraft intruding Taiwan’s Air Defence Identification Zone on regular basis; underlines that the status quo across Taiwan Strait, freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific region are of critical importance to the EU and its Member States; reiterates strong opposition to any unilateral actions that could escalate tensions and undermine the status quo; encourages that cross- strait relations should be developed constructively, without destabilising initiatives or coercion by either side, and that any change to cross-strait relations must not be made against the will of Taiwan’s citizens;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Urges the Commission to come up with concrete proposals and action to facilitate Taiwan’s full participation as an observer in the meetings, mechanism and activities of the World Health Organization, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Considers it necessary to conclude a Bilateral Investment Agreement with Taiwan in parallel with the CAI and in line with the EU's One China policy, which would ensure that stability is safeguarded in the region and the right to Taiwan’s democratic existence is reaffirmed;
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. urges the Commission to move forward with the Bilateral Investment Agreement with Taiwan and start the impact assessment, public consultation and scoping exercise with Taiwan before the end of 2021;
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Believes that the Conference on the Future of Europe should be used to give the VP/HR a stronger mandate to act on behalf of the EU and take the necessary steps to introduce qualitied majority voting in certain areas of foreign affairs, as well as to create a European Defence Unionsuch as issues relating to the protection of human rights;
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls for defence cooperation among the Member States to be strengthened and for the Member States to invest in stronger cooperation with other democratic players such as Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and, New Zealand and Taiwan;
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Points out the need to equip the European External Action Service with a mandate and the necessary resources to study and counter Chinese disinformation operations, including the creation of a dedicated far-East StratCom Task Force focused on the disinformation emanating from China;