P5_TA(2002)0179 EU strategy towards China European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication to the Council and the European Parliament on a EU Strategy towards China: Implementation of the 1998 Communication and future steps for a more effective EU policy (COM(2001) 265 – C5-0098/2001 – 2001/2045(COS)) The European Parliament, – having regard to the Commission communication (COM(2001) 265 – C5-0098/2001), – having regard to the Commission communication entitled "Europe and Asia: A Strategic Framework for Enhanced Partnerships" (COM(2001) 469), – having regard to the Commission report to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of the communication "Building a comprehensive partnership with China" (COM(2000) 552), – having regard to its resolution of 12 June 1997 on the Commission communication on a long-term policy for China-Europe Relations (COM(1995) 279)1, – having regard to the Commission communication "Building a Comprehensive Partnership with China" (COM(1998) 181), – having regard to the Council conclusions of 29 June 1998 endorsing the above communication, – having regard to the EU-China Bilateral Agreement of 19 May 2000 paving the way for China's accession to the WTO, – having regard to the numerous EU-China cooperation projects, in particular, but not exclusively, in the field of human rights, – having regard to its resolution of 20 January 2000 on the human rights situation in China2, – having regard to the tens of thousands of Chinese citizens transported each year by criminal traffickers across Asia and Eastern Europe to the European Union, – having regard to its earlier resolutions on China, Hong Kong, Macao, Tibet, Xinjiang and Taiwan, – having regard to its resolution of 15 December 1992 on the situation in Tibet3, 1 2 3 OJ C 200, 30.6.1997, p. 158. OJ C 304, 24.10.2000, p. 209. OJ C 21, 25.1.1993, p. 78.