AJ. whereas freedom of religion and belief continues to deteriorate across mainland China, with the CCP carrying out an intense campaign of ‘Sinicisation’ of religion, requiring all religions to adhere to the party’s ideology, doctrine, and teachings; whereas the Chinese authorities’ interference in the selection of the next Dalai Lama is a politically calculated move to undermine the legitimacy of Tibetan spiritual authority and as such the Tibetan culture and identity; AK. whereas since China imposed the National Security Law (NSL) on 30 June 2020, fundamental freedoms, the rule of law and the judiciary’s independence in Hong Kong have collapsed; whereas China has fully breached the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, the Sino-British Joint Declarations and the ICCPR; whereas Hong Kong’s national security police announced that they have issued arrest warrants for 19 overseasbased activists in July 2025, accusing them of forming or taking part in an organisation that authorities claim sought to undermine state power under the NSL imposed by Beijing in 2020 after the 2019 pro-democracy protests; whereas the authorities routinely detain, prosecute and imprison individuals on politically motivated charges, including human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers and pro-democracy activists; whereas the case of Swedish citizen Gui Minhai, arbitrarily detained since 2015 and sentenced in a closed trial, illustrates the continued disregard for due process and consular access; AL. whereas, China has fallen to third-last place (i.e. 178th) in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders; AM. whereas while the amount of workers' strikes in China has increased significantly since 2020, China does not allow the formation of independent trade unions outside of the All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) structure and workers’ rights defenders face harassment, surveillance and criminal prosecution; whereas a ban on independent trade unions may entail a discrimination of the fundamental ILO Conventions No.87 and No.98 on freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining; AN. whereas China has increasingly become more vocal and assertive, is turning into a regional hegemon and is rapidly becoming a global superpower; the intensifying strategic competition between the United States and China has a significant impact on global security and economic stability, with considerable negative spillover effects on the EU; AO. whereas through the establishment and use of alternative cooperation formats such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and BRICS Plus, as well as by setting up a parallel international order via its four global initiatives, including the Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative, Global Civilization Initiative, and Global Governance Initiative, China’s attitude towards the rules-based multilateral order is becoming increasingly detrimental; AP. whereas the EU’s most recent China strategy dates from 2019; whereas a unified, pragmatic, consistent, comprehensive and principled EU policy towards China is therefore needed to determine the EU’s future in global affairs; whereas the EU-China comprehensive strategic partnership should be based on the current geopolitical situation and therefore have a clear focus on the EU’s values, strategic autonomy, interests and priorities, including security; 1. Recommends that the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the