32 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2017/2274(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas China’s surveillance of the large number of mainland students now studying across Europe is cause for concern as well as its efforts to control people in Europe who have fled China;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the most ambitious foreign policy initiative the country has ever adopted; whereas at the 16+1 summit held in late December 2017, China pledged to invest USD 3 billion in infrastructure in the 16 CEE countries as part of the BRI comprising economic, geopolitical and security-related dimensions; whereas the EU insists on a multilateral governance structure of the BRI and on non-discriminatory implementation of the BRI; whereas the European side wants to guarantee that any connectivity project under BRI will honour the obligations stemming from the Paris accord as well as upholding other international environmental, labour and social standards and the rights of indigenous people; whereas the Chinese infrastructure projects willcould create large debts for the European governments to Chinese state-owned banks and few jobs in Europe, and are often awarded without transparent tenders; whereas 27 national EU ambassadors to Beijing recently have compiled a report that sharply criticises BRI project denouncing it as designed to hamper free trade and put Chinese companies at an advantage;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas at the 16+1 summit held in late December 2017,China pledged to invest USD 3 billion in infrastructure in the 16 CEE countries as part of the BRI; whereas some BRI-related infrastructure projects have already landed third governments in a state of over indebtedness; whereas so far the lion share of all BRI-related contracts have been awarded to Chinese companies; whereas China is using some of its industrial standards in BRI-related projects in a discriminatory way; whereas BRI-related projects must not be awarded in a non-transparent tender;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas with the elevation of Xi Jinping's China leadership the former one-party rule has been turned into a one man rule;
Amendment 56 #
F. whereas on 11 March 2018 the NPC adopted the establishment of a National Supervisory Commission, a new governmentparty-controlled body designed to institutionalise and expand Xi Jinping’s congoing anti-corruption campaign, listing it as a state body within China’s Constitutiontrol on all and any civil servant in China;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas China set up a sprawling state architecture of digital surveillance, ranging from predictive policing to the arbitrary collection of biometric data in an environment devoid of privacy rights;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas since President Xi Jinping assumed power in March 2013 the human rights situation in China has continued to deteriorate with the government stepping up its hostility toward peaceful dissent, freedoms of expression and religion, and the rule of law; whereas the Chinese authorities have detained and prosecuted hundreds of human rights defenders lawyers and journalists;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the Chinese government passed a slew of new laws that cast public activism and peaceful criticism of the government as state security threats, strengthen censorship, surveillance and control of individuals and social groups and deter individuals from campaigning for human rights with regard, in particular, to the State Security Law, passed on July 1, 2015, the Counterterrorism Law, the Cybersecurity Law, and the Foreign NGO Management Law;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas in its strategic framework on human rights and democracy, the EU pledges that human rights, democracy, and rule of law will be promoted “in all areas of the EU's external actions without exception” and that the EU will “place human rights at the centre of its relations with all third countries including strategic partners.”;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas the EU-China Human Rights dialogue has brought so far no substantial results; whereas some prominent NGOs called on the European Union to cancel the 35th round of the human rights dialogue with China of 22 and 23 June 2017 and suspend the exchange until the meetings can bring genuine human rights improvements; whereas the only evaluation of this exercise was never made public;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas the PRC State Council issued a white paper on the practice of the ‘one country, two systems’ policy in Hong Kong on 10 June 2014, stressing that the autonomy of Hong Kong SAR is ultimately subject to central PRC government’s authorization; whereas over the years Hong Kong people have witnessed mass demonstrations in favour of democracy, media freedom and the full implementation of the Basic Law; whereas Hong Kong traditional open society has paved the way for the development of a genuine and independent civil society that actively and constructively takes part in the public life of the Special Administrative Region;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that a genuine strategic partnership should be built on shared common values and common goals; underlines China's responsibilities as global power and calls on the Beijing authorities to ensure in all circumstances respect for international law, democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with the UN Charter and Universal Declaration on Human Rights and other international instruments signed or ratified by China;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Council, the EEAS and the Commission to ensure that EU- China cooperation is grounded in the universality of human rights, the international human rights commitments undertaken by both sides and the commitment to progress towards the achievement of the highest standard of human rights protection;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws the attention to the need for greater support to students and scholars from China who are in Europe so that they are less vulnerable to being pressured by Chinese authorities to surveil one another and to become tools of the Chinese state and the importance to look very carefully at substantial mainland funding to academic institutions across Europe;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on those Member States participating in the 16+1 format to carry out sound analysis and scrutiny of suggested infrastructure projects involving all the stakeholders and to ensure not to compromise national and European interests for short-term financial support and long- term commitments to Chinese involvement in strategic infrastructure projects and potentially greater political influence, which would undermine the EU’s common positions on China; expects China to pursue and respect a "one EU policy" the way the EU respects its "One China policy";
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Concludes that the Chinese Government has in the BRI found a very effective narrative framework for elements of its foreign policy and that EU public diplomacy efforts need to be strengthened in the light of this development; supports the call on China to adhere to the principles of transparency in public procurement as well as environmental and social standards; suggests that data on all Chinese infrastructure investments in EU Member States be shared with the EU and other Member States; recalls that such investments are part of an overall strategy to have Chinese state-controlled or -funded companies take control of supply chains; believes that it is of the utmost importance to develop synergies and projects in full transparency and with the involvement of all the stakeholders;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the NPC during its last session cemented president Xi Jinping’s position of power paving the way for the unlimited extension of his mandate and increased the control of the party organs over the state apparatus; and the economy including the setting up of party cells in foreign enterprises;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Expresses concern at China’s massive surveillance systems of the internet and calls for the adoption of a regulation on enforceable privacy rights; regrets the policy of self-censorship adopted by Western companies operating in China like in the Cambridge University press, Springer Editing House and Daimler cases;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all human rights defenders, activists, lawyers, journalists and petitioners being detained for their human rights work, and end the ongoing crackdown of detention, judicial harassment, and intimidation against them so that they are able to carry out their work without hindrance;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. As the 20th anniversary of its signature to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights approaches, encourages China to ratify it and to ensure its full implementation, including by ending all abusive practices and adapting its legislation as necessary;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Recalls the importance of the EU raising the issue of human rights in China, at political dialogues with the Chinese authorities in line with the EU’s commitment to project a strong, clear and unified voice in its approach to the country;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Calls on the EU and the Member States to substantially consult and engage with civil society, in particular ahead of high level meetings and human rights dialogues;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Expects that European NGOs enjoy in China the same liberties that China's NGOs enjoy in the European Union;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 f (new)
Paragraph 9 f (new)
9f. Calls on the Council, the EEAS and the Commission to develop, implement and continue to adapt, a strategy to maintain visibility of EU action on human rights in China, including a strategy on public communications;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 g (new)
Paragraph 9 g (new)
9g. Takes the view that if and when EU-China summit language is weak on human rights, the Council, the EEAS and the Commission should decline to include that at all and issue a separate communication on that topic with a meaningful assessment both of the situation and why stronger language couldn't be agreed;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Expresses its deepest concern at the ongoing crackdown on Uighurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang with a dramatic escalation in security and surveillance on religion, culture and freedom of movement amid reports of mass detentions in re-education facilities, including for having travelled abroad or being adjudged to be too religiously devout;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses that the full respect of the "One country, two systems" principle in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is of key importance for the development of present and future relations with the EU and the countries in the region; underlines that the full respect of Hong Kong's autonomy could provide the model for a process of deep democratic political reforms in China and the gradual liberalisation and opening of the Chinese society;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the EU and its Member States to do their utmost to urge the PRC to refrain from further military provocation towards Taiwan and endangering peace and stabExpresses its deep concern at the growing tensions in the South China Sea as Beijing continues to build artificial islands capable of hosting military in the Taiwan Strait; emphasises that all cross- strait disputes should be settled by peaceful means on the basis of international law; encourages the resumption of official dialogues between Beijing and Taipei; reiterates its consistent support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organisations, such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), where Taiwan’stallations and calls on China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to speed up consultations on a Code of Conduct for the peaceful resolution of disputes and controversies in this area; insists that the issue should be solved according to international law under United Nations cContinuous exclusion is not in line with the EU’s interestsvention on the Law Of the Sea (UNCLOS);