Report (2025/2117(INI)) 30 September 2026

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

A-10-2026-0237-AM-025-031

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/25

Amendment 25

Mariusz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen

on behalf of the ECR Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
H. whereas China is a decisive enabler of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, serving as the largest provider of dual-use goods and helping it circumvent sanctions; whereas without China’s and other countries’ support, Russia would not be able to wage its war of aggression against Ukraine to the same extent or with the same force; whereas China’s diplomatic, economic, and material support to Russia’s war of aggression, including the supply of dual use items used in military supply chains, violates the UN Charter and China’s own narrative of neutrality, including China’s own Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence;	H. whereas China is a decisive enabler of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, serving as the largest provider of dual-use goods and helping it circumvent sanctions; whereas without China’s and other countries’ support, Russia would not be able to wage its war of aggression against Ukraine to the same extent or with the same force; whereas China’s diplomatic, economic, and material support to Russia’s war of aggression, including the supply of dual use items used in military supply chains, violates the UN Charter and China’s own narrative of neutrality, including China’s own Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence; whereas China is directly involved in developing ammunition production capabilities in Belarus, including through the provision of key production equipment and production lines, further strengthening the military-industrial capacity available to support Russia’s war effort; whereas the People’s Republic of China continues to deepen its military cooperation with Russia and Belarus, including through joint military exercises, conducted even in the immediate vicinity of the EU, despite both countries engaging in hostile activities against Member States and posing a direct threat to European security;

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/26

Amendment 26

Marion Maréchal, Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen

on behalf of the ECR Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital M

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
M. whereas Chinese industrial policies create massive overcapacities, thereby applying pressure on the European economy and increasingly threatening to hollow out the EU’s industrial core, which may amount to an existential threat to the EU; whereas China is distorting global markets through state subsidies, price dumping and the politicisation of trade; whereas China is blocking European market access and denies legal certainty to European businesses; whereas these hostile and unfair practices are tilting the balance of risks and opportunities in the EU-China economic and trade relationship towards China; whereas China seeks to increase dependencies in EU-China relations; whereas this practice has turned China from a potential partner into a trade and economic competitor;	M. whereas Chinese industrial policies create massive overcapacities, thereby applying pressure on the European economy and increasingly threatening to hollow out the EU’s industrial core, which may amount to an existential threat to the EU; whereas China is distorting global markets through state subsidies, price dumping and the politicisation of trade; whereas, according to the European Central Bank, 29 million European jobs are directly threatened by Chinese competition, which represent roughly 27 % of jobs in the euro area; whereas China is blocking European market access and denies legal certainty to European businesses; whereas these hostile and unfair practices are tilting the balance of risks and opportunities in the EU-China economic and trade relationship towards China; whereas China seeks to increase dependencies in EU-China relations; whereas this practice has turned China from a potential partner into a trade and economic competitor;

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/27

Amendment 27

Daniel Obajtek, Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen

on behalf of the ECR Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	ha) note with concern the surge in imports of silicon metal into the EU market from China and from third countries where Chinese production capacity has been established, which has contributed to a severe decline in EU production and profitability and is putting the viability of European production at risk; recall that silicon metal is classified as both a critical and a strategic raw material under Regulation (EU) 2024/12521a, and stress that the loss of EU production capacity would increase external dependencies and weaken the EU’s resilience, including in relation to the energy and digital transitions; note with concern that the definitive safeguard measures on certain ferro-alloys adopted by the Commission in November 2025 do not cover silicon metal; underline that silicon metal exported from China is used by industrial consumers as a substitute for ferrosilicon, thereby undermining the effectiveness of the safeguard measures applicable to ferrosilicon; further note that major trading partners, including the United States, Canada and Australia, have already introduced trade defence measures against imports of Chinese silicon metal, and stress that this situation risks increasing trade diversion towards the EU market; react without delay and adopt the effective trade defence measures necessary to address dumped and subsidised imports in order to preserve viable EU production capacity for silicon metal and ferro-alloys; -------- 1a 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) 2019/1020 (OJ L, 2024/1252, 3.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1252/oj).

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/28

Amendment 28

Marion Maréchal, Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen

on behalf of the ECR Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	ja) note with concern that the measures taken to limit only the imports of Chinese battery electric vehicles have created a policy gap allowing Chinese hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to flood the EU market; take, in this regard, all necessary measures to end this unbalanced market situation by extending these measures to all Chinese vehicle imports, regardless of power train, and limit imports of Chinese vehicles;

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/29

Amendment 29

Marion Maréchal, Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen

on behalf of the ECR Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point j b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	jb) ensure the strict application of customs duties on small non-European parcels valued at EUR 150 or less, in force since the 1 July 2026, and of the EU-wide handling fee on small parcels applicable from 1 November 2026; check the effectiveness of existing measures in curbing the harmful effects of practices such as ‘ultra-fast fashion’; stand ready, where necessary, to urge Member State authorities to adopt any further action required to intensify and tighten controls on non-compliant, dangerous or unsafe goods often sold through Chinese online platforms (such as Temu, Shein, or AliExpress);

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/30

Amendment 30

Mariusz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen

on behalf of the ECR Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point ab a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	aba) reject China’s attempts to coerce international organisations, third countries and other actors into restricting Taiwan’s international participation and contacts, as recently demonstrated by the pressure exerted by Beijing over the participation of Taiwan’s Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim in the Ventotene European Conference for Freedom and Democracy organised by the European Parliament;

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/31

Amendment 31

Mariusz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen

on behalf of the ECR Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point aq a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	aqa) preserve and honour the memory of the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre and actively counter the Chinese authorities’ attempts to erase this crime from public memory; task the EU Delegation in Beijing with commemorating the victims every year on 4 June, including by lowering the EU flag to half mast, displaying candles in the windows of the EU Delegation or undertaking other appropriate symbolic acts of remembrance; initiate and support activities aimed at preserving the historical record of the massacre and ensuring that its memory is passed on to future generations; recognise the Tiananmen Square massacre as a defining moment in China’s modern history and as a stark warning of the totalitarian direction subsequently pursued by the Chinese Communist Party;

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