European Parliament 2019-2024 TEXTS ADOPTED P9_TA(2021)0382 A new EU-China strategy European Parliament resolution of 16 September 2021 on a new EU-China strategy (2021/2037(INI)) The European Parliament, – having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 12 March 2019 entitled ‘EU-China – A strategic outlook’ (JOIN(2019)0005), – having regard to the EU-China dialogue on human rights, launched in 1995, and the 37th round thereof, held in Brussels on 1 and 2 April 2019, – having regard to the EU-China Strategic Partnership launched in 2003, – having regard to the EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation, – having regard to the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy of June 2016, – having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2020/19981 and Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/19992 of 7 December 2020 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses, – having regard to the Council conclusions of 28 July 2020 on Hong Kong, – having regard to its previous resolutions on the human rights situation in China, in particular those of 17 December 2020 on forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region3, of 18 April 2019 on China, notably the situation of religious and ethnic minorities4, of 4 October 2018 on mass arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region5, of 12 1 OJ L 410 I, 7.12.2020, p. 1. OJ L 410 I, 7.12.2020, p. 13. Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0375. OJ C 158, 30.4.2021, p. 2. OJ C 11, 13.1.2020, p. 25. 2 3 4 5