geopolitical cooperation in the Arctic5,  having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/10206, also known as the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA),  having regard to its resolution of 10 July 2025 on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions7,  having regard to the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration of 1987,  having regard to China’s Five Principles of Peaceful Co-Existence, Global Development Initiative (GDI), Global Security Initiative (GSI), Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) and Global Governance Initiative (GGI),  having regard to the report ‘2025 Freedom in the World’ published by Freedom House,  having regard to the 2025 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders,  having regard to the bilateral agreement signed between the EU and the People’s Republic of China on 16 July 2018, known as the EU-China Ocean Partnership, on cooperation in global ocean governance,  having regard to its resolution of 17 October 2023 on the implications of Chinese fishing operations on EU fisheries and the way forward8,  having regard to Rule 121 of its Rules of Procedure,  having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A10-0237/2026), A. whereas the system of international relations is rapidly changing; whereas the EU’s geopolitical interest is to promote a multilateral world that enables it to be a global player; whereas in that spirit the EU should develop its autonomous and consistent policy towards China; B. whereas the combined population of the EU and the People’s Republic of China (China) represents 22,7 % of the global population; whereas the EU and China together account for nearly 30 % of global trade and over a third of global GDP; whereas the EU accounts for 14,5 % of China’s total exports, while China accounts for only 8 % of the EU’s exports; whereas these figures highlight not only the dimension of the bilateral economic relationship, but also the relevance of the trade imbalance; C. whereas 2025 marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations 5 OJ C, C/2026/1722, 24.4.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1722/oj OJ L, 2024/1252, 3.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1252/oj OJ C, C/2026/1447, 31.3.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1447/oj. OJ C, C/2024/2652, 29.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2652/oj. 6 7 8