12 Amendments of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2015/2003(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
– having regard to the publishing of the second draftadoption of a new national security law of 7 May 2015 byby the standing committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) on the 1st of July 2015,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the EU and China have engaged in human rights dialogues since 1995;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas on 8 May 2015 Russia and China signed a bilateral agreement on ‘information security’ which defines cyber threats as the transmission of information that could endanger the ‘societal-political and social-economic systems, and spiritual, moral and cultural environment of states’;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the EEAS to ensure human rights are high on the agenda in relations and dialogues with China;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the strengthening of enforceable, rules-based trade and investment with China;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Is concerned about practices of dumping, and the lack of transparency with regard to Chinese government policies and subsidies through tax credits, land grants, cheap credit, subsidised raw materials and other measures;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that President Xi Jinping is trying to give a new attractive face toseeks to change Chinese politics and reputation through an attitude of openness and to impress world leaders by projecting both accessibility and powerful self-confidence; points out, however, that President Xi ihas not the new attractive face of Chinese politicsbrought tangible change for the country's civil rights activists, lawyers, journalists, bloggers and academics, who find their freedom curbed in a way not seen since decades;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Observes that in recent years China's anti-terrorism policy has evolved rapidly from a somewhat reactive ‘defence against terror' approach to a proactive ‘war on terror', along with permanent ‘crisis management' entailing action to an unprecedented extent in affected regions and in society; is concerned that national security and anti-terrorism are used to legitimize repression;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is concerned by a range of recent Chinese security-oriented laws which may force European companies to include mandatory backdoors in their IT- infrastructure, which fits in a wider strategy to control speech and access to information through the internet in China; stresses that China´s cyber- security laws and practices should respect applicable WTO-regulations;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Is deeply concerned by China´s broad definition of ´national security´ and ´major threats´ in its new national security law, which includes ´harmful cultural influences´ as a threat; noting that these broad definitions are not in accordance with the rule of law and are often used as a pretext to repress people, and to violate universal human rights; strongly criticizing in this context the recent wave of arrests against human rights and defence lawyers;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Criticizes China´s highly restrictive media environment and tightly controlled digital domain where foreign, including European, web-content is blocked and domestic content that is deemed politically threatening is routinely deleted and censored; strongly protests against the high number of Chinese citizens jailed for offenses involving freedom of expression, especially on the Internet;