European Parliament 2014-2019 TEXTS ADOPTED P8_TA(2016)0505 The cases of the Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist Academy and of Ilham Tohti European Parliament resolution of 15 December 2016 on the cases of the Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist Academy and Ilham Tohti (2016/3026(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to its previous resolutions on Tibet, in particular those of 25 November 2010 on Tibet: plans to make Chinese the main language of instruction1, of 27 October 2011 on Tibet, in particular self-immolation by nuns and monks2 and of 14 June 2012 on the human rights situation in Tibet3, – having regard to its previous resolutions of 26 November 2009 on China, minority rights and application of the death penalty4 and of 10 March 2011 on the situation and cultural heritage in Kashgar (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China)5, – having regard to its resolution of 16 December 2015 on EU-China relations6, – having regard to the nine rounds of talks from 2002 to 2010 between high-ranking representatives of the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama; having regard to China’s White Paper on Tibet, entitled ‘Tibet’s Path of Development Is Driven by an Irresistible Historical Tide’ and published by China’s State Council Information Office on 15 April 2015; having regard to the 2008 Memorandum and the 2009 Note on Genuine Autonomy, both presented by the Representatives of the 14th Dalai Lama, – having regard to Article 36 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, which guarantees all citizens the right to freedom of religious belief and to Article 4 that upholds the rights of ‘minority nationalities’, – having regard to the remarks made by Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, on 29 June 2015 at the joint press conference with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang following the 17th EU-China Summit, in which he expressed the EU’s ‘concerns on 1 2 3 4 5 6 OJ C 99 E, 3.4.2012, p. 118. OJ C 131 E, 8.5.2013, p. 121. OJ C 332 E, 15.11.2013, p. 69. OJ C 285 E, 21.10.2010, p. 80. OJ C 199 E, 7.7.2012, p. 185. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0458.