2 Amendments of Tunne KELAM related to 2008/2171(INI)
Amendment 1 #
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1. Welcomes the peacefulNotes the rise that has made China a key global player; supports the positive role it plays in several international peace- keeping efforts and in the DPRK 6-party talks; believes that increased global influence and increased responsibility go hand-in-hand; asks that China reconsider its "no-strings" aid to dubious regimes, including as regards arms supplies; believes that some of the world's most intractable problems, such asand therefore calls on China to seriously consider measures to tackle climate change, to fight poverty and to stop nuclear proliferation, cannot be solved without China;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes that Chinese society has changed much during the last 30 years and that lasting progress can happen only slowly; believes that democracy requires an effective civil society, which is in turn strengthened by trade and economic relations w; notes that despithe the EU; therefore believes that "change through trade" is a way to aid China's transformationis progress there are still major steps to take towards being an open and democratic society benefiting all sections of societyand respecting human rights;