Lucia Annunziata

f a) to appoint an EU Special Envoy for the Korean Peninsula to closely monitor the situation and to coordinate the necessary measures with the international community, including engaging with...

2 b. Expresses the view that dialogue and constructive engagement between the EU and China remain essential to address a wide range of bilateral and global challenges, including climate...

2 f. urges the HRVP to develop, alongside the Commission, the EP and the EUMS, a long-term, comprehensive EU- China strategy, that allows the EU to pursue a cohesive stance on a constructive,...

2 c. Recognises with concern that China has become more assertive abroad and increasingly repressive domestically;

2 d. Calls on like-minded countries to cooperate and jointly engage with China, underlining that security of all states in the Euro-Atlantic community is indivisible;

2 e. Urges EU member states and Institutions to avoid political fragmentation and adopt a unitary and coordinated strategy to diplomatically engage with China, firmly protect the EU...

E. whereas China’s assertive geopolitical and economic policies, including its Belt and Road Initiative, are often in competition with and a challenge to the EU’s geopolitical interests;

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-A. whereas the EU and China together represent 22.7% of the global population and a significant portion of the global economy, accounting for nearly 30% of global trade and over a third of...

-A d. whereas the EU is the world’s largest aid donor and China the world's largest international development lender, surpassing the combined official lending of institutions like the World...

1. Recommends specifically that the EU Member States, Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs...

E a. whereas China signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in 1998 but has yet to ratify it; whereas, under international law, a State that has signed an...

F. whereas the escalating weaponization of trade and the intensifying economic competition between the United States and China has a significant impact on global stability,...

G. whereas the EU has a direct interest in peace, security, stability and freedom of navigation in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, which combined...

H. whereas cybersecurity threats, influence operations, espionage and hybrid warfare tactics attributed to actors affiliated to the Chinese state increasingly undermine European...

H a. whereas the EU pursues its “One China” policy, recognises the government of the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal government of China, and opposes any unilateral actions that...

-A a. whereas the EU and China started diplomatic relations more than 50 years ago and signed a Trade and Cooperation Agreement in 1985, which remains the main legal framework for their...

-A b. whereas China lifted nearly 800 million people out of poverty over a period of about 40 years, starting around 1978; whereas this significant reduction occurred alongside the country's...

-A c. whereas China is a key partner for achieving the EU and global climate goals due to its position as the world's largest polluter, energy producer and consumer, as well as its leading...

A. whereas, in recent years, relations between the European Union and China have become increasingly complex and challenging, resulting in...

B. whereas China is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, and therefore holds responsibilities to uphold a multilateral rules-based international order, and an effective global and...

C. whereas Russia’s war of aggression and invasion of Ukraine is in blatant violation of art 2 of the UN Charter and also of China’s own Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence;...

– having regard to China’s Five Principles of Peaceful Co-Existence, Global Development Initiative (GDI), Global Security Initiative (GSI), Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) and Global...

C a. whereas in the past China condemned the nuclear tests conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and called on that country to abandon its nuclear programme, blocking...

C b. whereas, since 2024, Chinese authorities have reportedly forcibly repatriated at least 406 refugees to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), where they face a grave risk of...

D. whereas China has become increasingly authoritarian domestically; whereas the European Union and China have, since 1995, formally agreed to maintain a regular Human Rights...

b) condemn and react to China’s role as a decisive enabler of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, increasing the cost for this stance;...

f) actively engage in diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea and oppose any unilateral change in the status quo; work with Member States on...

c) rigorously pursue a strategy of economic de-risking in EU-China relations, focussing on specific strategic sectors such as critical raw materials, industrial magnets and...

d) proactively address the implications of technological and economic competition with China, especially the asymmetry in market access and the lack of legal certainty for European companies in...