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European Parliament debates Urgency Resolution on crackdown on Hong Kong democratic opposition.
#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti MEP: EU-China #CAI investment deal does not meet minimum human rights standards, calls for EU to answer European Parliament concerns.
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Coverage of concerns raised by #IPAC 🇩🇪 co-chair @MargareteBause MdB on the EU-China #CAI investment deal, including China's failure to ratify ILO standards on forced labour and breaches of treaty obligations to Hong Kong.
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Resolution on Hong Kong co-authored by #IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @MiriamMLex passes European Parliament.
The resolution states that the EU's rush to conclude EU-China #CAI investment deal risks "undermining its credibility as a global human rights actor."
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#IPAC co-chair 🇪🇺 Lexmann warns the EU against ignoring the human rights implications of the EU-China #CAI investment deal:
"The EU cannot reward bad behaviour, nor can we afford to compartmentalise our policies and instruments."
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"The signing of the EU-China #CAI Investment Treaty as Europe struggles to deal with the economic fallout of COVID-19, risks even more strategic industries and infrastructure falling into the hands of Chinese state-owned enterprises."
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BREAKING: #IPAC 🇪🇺 MEPs slam EU-China #CAI investment deal after arrest of over 50 Hong Kong activists. [THREAD]
Former Belgian Prime Minister and IPAC member @guyverhofstadt MEP says the EP will "never ratify" #CAI until human rights situation improves.
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BREAKING: #IPAC 🇪🇺 MEPs slam EU-China #CAI investment deal after arrest of over 50 Hong Kong activists. [THREAD]
Former Belgian Prime Minister and IPAC member @guyverhofstadt MEP says the EP will "never ratify" #CAI until human rights situation improves.
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Motion led by #IPAC 🇩🇪 member @GydeJ MdB calls for Germany and the EU to respond to China's repression in Hong Kong by offering refuge to fleeing Hong Kongers and renegotiating the EU-China #CAI deal to take into account forced labour and human rights concerns. twitter.com/GydeJ/status/1…
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"How can we sign an agreement with China, when it has blatantly violated the Sino-British Joint Declaration guaranteeing the preservation of Hong Kong's rights and freedoms?"
#IPAC 🇮🇹 Co-Chair @LucioMalan writes on the EU-China #CAI investment deal.
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#IPAC advisors @AMFChina @MareikeOhlberg lead over 100 experts and academics in opposing the EU-China #CAI investment deal.
The statement claims CAI "entrenches Europe's existing strategic dependency on China and runs counter to Europe's core values."
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"Ratification of the agreement while mounting evidence documents forced labour and other human rights abuses in Xinjiang would be a major propaganda victory for the Chinese government."
#IPAC 🇪🇺 🇩🇪 MEP @EnginEroglu_FW on EU-China #CAI investment deal.
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"Ignoring those concerns, Germany and France rammed through the deal, seemingly with little regard for the EU’s self-proclaimed commitment to freedom and human rights."
#IPAC advisor @benedictrogers writes for CapX on EU-China #CAI investment deal.
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Claims that the EU is exercising 'strategic autonomy' amount to "shooting yourself in the foot autonomously".
#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti MEP on how the EU-China #CAI investment deal will increase Europe's strategic dependency on China.
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“It is our moral obligation to narrow the gap between our economic aspirations and our values. Otherwise we will become morally co-responsible for the CCP’s abuses.”
#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @MiriamMLex MEP EU-China #CAI investment deal human rights concerns.
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti MEP on EU-China #CAI investment deal:
"When it comes to forced labour in China, the EU Commission is satisfied with superficial lip service."
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“We cannot continue to do ‘business as usual’ with China while mounting evidence documents the most horrific state perpetrated abuses against Uyghurs and others in the Xinjiang region."
#IPAC 🇧🇪 co-chair @SamuelCogolati on EU-China #CAI investment deal.
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European Parliamentarians set to pass resolution criticising European Commission for concluding EU-China #CAI investment deal while perpetrating human rights abuses in Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet. twitter.com/bueti/status/1…
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#IPAC 🇫🇷 co-chair Sen. @AndreGattolin on EU-China #CAI investment deal:
"It's hard to see how these gains outweigh the blatant human rights violations in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Tibet and against Taiwan, and the political cost of condoning such actions."
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4097272
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#IPAC 🇧🇪 co-chairs @ElsVanHoofcdenv @SamuelCogolati led questioning of Foreign Minister @Sophie_Wilmes on EU-China #CAI investment deal.
Concerns include China's access to EU energy and telecommunications markets and China's failure to ratify ILO conventions on forced labour.
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BREAKING: Belgian Parliament declares Uyghurs at serious risk of Genocide.
The motion led by #IPAC 🇧🇪 co-chair @SamuelCogolati calls on the Belgian government to terminate its extradition agreement with China and to block ratification of the EU-China #CAI investment deal. twitter.com/SamuelCogolati…
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BREAKING: EU suspends efforts to ratify China investment deal.
#IPAC 🇪🇺 members have made key contributions in highlighting human rights concerns in the #CAI agreement [THREAD]
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"How does the CAI protect the EU and its member states from hostile economic actions by China, similar to those targeted at Australia?"
#IPAC 🇪🇺 member @AnnaFotyga_PE MEP questions EU High Representative @JosepBorrellF on EU-China #CAI investment deal.
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#IPAC 🇧🇪 co-chair @SamuelCogolati MP submits a resolution to Belgian Parliament calling for:
1⃣ Declaration of 'genocide' against Uyghurs in Xinjiang
2⃣ No EU-China #CAI deal without ratification of ILO standards on forced labour
3⃣ Suspension of the 🇧🇪🇨🇳 extradition treaty
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 Co-Chair @bueti:
EU-China #CAI investment deal requirement for European NGOs operating in China to be managed exclusively by Chinese citizens a "scandal".
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Europe has handed China a strategic victory | Financial Times
Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair Reinhard Bütikofer MEP @bueti on EU-China #CAI investment deal:
“We’ve allowed China to drive a huge wedge between the US and Europe.”
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