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The EU needs a strategic approach to its dealings with China, writes ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten in this opinion piece published by Politico.
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European Parliament passes resolution on minority rights and death penalty in China
The European Parliament has passed a resolution in which it calls for an end to the death penalty in China and expresses concern at the way in which ethnic minorities are treated before the law in China. The resolution strongly condemned the execution of the two Tibetans, Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak, in September and called […]
28th EU-China Dialogue on Human Rights
On 20 November 2009 the European Union and the People’s Republic of China held the 28th round of the EU-China Dialogue on Human Rights in Beijing. The Dialogue provided a platform for a frank exchange of views between the People’s Republic of China and the EU on a wide range of human rights issues. The […]
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union regarding the recent executions of two Tibetans
The European Union condemns the recent executions of two Tibetans, Mr Lobsang Gyaltsen and Mr Loyak. On the basis of its principled opposition to the death penalty, the EU, on 8 May 2009, called for a commutation of the death sentences handed down by Lhasa Intermediate People’s Court to several Tibetans, among them Mr Lobsang […]
European Economic and Social Committee: Initial conclusions on Tibet visit
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) recently concluded its visit to China and Tibet and has released their initial findings from the trip to Beijing and Lhasa. The mission, from the 9-17 September, focused on the role and expertise of civil society in increasing knowledge about the economic and social situation in Tibet, as […]
UK parliament calls for retention of EU-China arms embargo
The British parliamentary committee on arms export controls has just completed and published a scrutiny of the UK’s arms sales in which it raises the issue of the EU-China Arms Embargo and calls for the embargo to remain in place. The arms embargo was enacted following the Chinese government’s violent response to the Tiananmen protesters […]
Europe needs a new approach to human rights in China
Tiananmen Square marked a turning point not only in China’s political evolution, but in its relations with the rest of the world. The violent suppression of student demonstrators put a sudden stop to the peaceful opening up and engagement with the West which Deng Xiaoping had pioneered throughout the 80’s. Europe and the US immediately […]
Europe needs a united front on Tibet
In the face of China’s consistently intense pressure, the EU needs to end its equivocation and put up a united front, writes ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten in this opinion piece published by Politico.
Call for cohesive EU position on Tibet as China steps up pressure over Dalai Lama visits
A new policy paper by the International Campaign for Tibet, to be released today in Brussels, calls upon the European Union to adopt a consistent new position on Tibet to reflect the importance of Tibet in EU-China relations. A summary of the paper and details of the press briefing today are included below. The EU-China […]
A Power Audit of EU-China Relations
China is exploiting the EU’s divisions and treating the 27-state bloc with “diplomatic contempt” on issues ranging from trade to the Dalai Lama, according to the authors of a new policy report by the European Council on Foreign Relations, a leading pan-European think-tank, in close cooperation with Asia Centre at Science Po. Even though China […]