(d)
reiterate that China, as the world’s largest carbon emitter, must adhere to its own
promises and act in line with the Paris Agreement by peaking its CO2 emissions
before 2030 and by participating, proportionally to its economic power, in efforts
to financially support poorer countries affected by the negative consequences of
climate change in the context of the Loss and Damage Fund; encourage Member
States to work with China to bring their mutual policies into line with their
international commitments and stress that joint efforts with global partners are
needed to tackle a global problem;
(e)
intensify, together with China, dialogue and close cooperation in the fight against
illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and, more generally, with regard to the
sustainable use of marine biological resources and ocean governance;
(f)
insist that China plays a constructive role in multilateral organisations, where
China is strengthening its role and is actively attempting to reshape norms, such as
the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the
United Nations;
(g)
respond adequately to China’s increasing efforts to change the multilateral rulesbased order, through tools such as the BRICS group, the Belt and Road Initiative,
etc., by ensuring better coordination among the EU Member States, by drafting a
viable strategy towards the countries of the Global South, and through
engagement with partners around the world, based on multilateralism and the
values of the UN Charter, and by increasing the EU’s presence in the Global
South, namely through its Global Gateway strategy, to create alternative secure
infrastructure to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;
Opposing China’s human rights violations
(h)
insist that China, as a member of the UN and as a signatory of nine human rights
treaties under the UN, will be held accountable for its increasing human rights
violations and efforts to undermine the rules-based order and fulfils its obligations
and commitments under international law by respecting universal human rights
and the rule of law, according to international standards; to allow independent
monitoring of the human rights situation, including by the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; to this end, take seriously into
account the obligations relating to business and human rights under international
law, in particular the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights, as well as European rules on due diligence and the prohibition of goods
made using forced labour; intensify the Human Rights Dialogue with China with a
view to bringing genuine improvements and include Members of the European
Parliament in this dialogue; furthermore, develop a results-oriented EU strategy
for human rights in China articulating the use of all areas and instruments of EU
external action; point out that the European External Action Service (EEAS) and
EU Member States should address China’s increasing human rights relativism and
the use of its influence in multilateral organisations to alter the paradigm on
fundamental human rights; express regret of the Chinese membership in the UN
Human Rights Council;