China is highlighted in relevant multilateral contexts. The Government will also promote strengthened cooperation in the EU and with like-minded partners to counter attempts to undermine multilateral cooperation on human rights. The Government will stand up for accepted norms and language. 5.6 China as a development actor China’s international development cooperation is extensive and growing. The country has expressed a desire for experience exchange and increased cooperation on development aid. It is essential that China endorse the Paris Declaration and the principles of aid and development effectiveness, cooperate with OECD/DAC and comply with the ODA criteria. • • 5.7 The Government is willing to initiate a dialogue and experience exchange with the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA). The Government will encourage China to take part in local donor coordination and to increase its interaction and dialogue with OECD/DAC and its members; it will emphasise the importance of Chinese support not contributing to unsustainable debt burdens and encourage China to take part in the work of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation. The Government supports the EU’s ambition to strengthen and deepen dialogue with China aimed at the effective achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda. Technology, innovation and digital transformation Access to the market, technology and innovation in China is becoming increasingly important for Swedish companies and to finding solutions to different challenges facing our society and the world. At the same time, there are risks and challenges associated with China in the area of innovation; these include inadequate protection of intellectual property rights, industrial espionage, military-civil fusion, inadequate protection of personal privacy and China’s emphasis on the State’s responsibility for internet security and control. Sweden needs sound knowledge of these conditions and the trade-offs that may arise. • • 18 The Government will press for China to take part in international multilateral cooperation on standardisation, transparency and ethics in technology, innovation and intellectual property rights. The Government intends to seek cooperation with China in innovation and entrepreneurship, including in the form of policy dialogue and collaboration between relevant agencies, research

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