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

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

A-10-2026-0237-AM-037-046

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/37

Amendment 37

Yannis Maniatis, Kathleen Van Brempt, Nacho Sánchez Amor

on behalf of the S&D Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Fa. whereas the EU expects China to prove its interest in improving EU-China relations, including a fair trade approach, as well as in preventing decoupling and bloc-based confrontation; whereas the EU’s objective should be to strengthen its strategic autonomy, underpinned neither by dependence nor by confrontation, but by principled engagement from a position of strength, protecting European values, interests, security and prosperity while preserving channels of dialogue and cooperation; whereas engagement does not imply endorsement, convergence, lowering of standards or leniency toward violations of human rights; whereas cooperation should be reversible and combine deeper partnership with greater alignment on rules;

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/38

Amendment 38

Yannis Maniatis, Kathleen Van Brempt, Nacho Sánchez Amor

on behalf of the S&D Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital P

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
P. whereas the EU should pursue an autonomous, interest-based approach that safeguards European economic security and strategic sovereignty; whereas the EU has a considerable trade toolbox it could resort to using to address the unbalanced EU-China trade relationship; whereas the EU should also work more closely with like-minded partners, including with the United States;	P. whereas the EU should pursue an autonomous, interest-based approach that safeguards European economic security and strategic sovereignty; whereas the EU has a considerable trade toolbox it could proactively and assertively use to address the unbalanced EU-China trade relationship; whereas the EU should also work more closely with like-minded partners, such as Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, India, Mexico, South Korea, the Philippines and the United States;

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/39

Amendment 39

Yannis Maniatis, Kathleen Van Brempt, Nacho Sánchez Amor

on behalf of the S&D Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital AD

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AD. whereas, despite its claims of non-interference in the domestic affairs of other states, China has repeatedly violated other states’ sovereignty; whereas in recent years, numerous Confucius Institutes in Europe, America and Australia have been closed over concerns that Beijing is using them to spread propaganda, conduct espionage and divert key technologies;	AD. whereas, despite its claims of non-interference in the domestic affairs of other states, China has repeatedly violated other states’ sovereignty; whereas in recent years, numerous Confucius Institutes in Europe, America and Australia have been closed over concerns that Beijing is using them to spread propaganda, conduct espionage, divert key technologies, and curtail freedom of expression and academic freedom, including through their ambiguous legal status and financial leverage;

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/40

Amendment 40

Yannis Maniatis, Kathleen Van Brempt, Nacho Sánchez Amor

on behalf of the S&D Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital AO

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AO. whereas the EU’s most recent China strategy dates from 2019; whereas a unified, pragmatic, consistent, comprehensive and principled EU policy towards China is therefore needed to determine the EU’s future in global affairs; whereas such a policy should be based on the current geopolitical situation and therefore have a clear focus on security as well as on the EU’s strategic autonomy and reciprocity;	AO. whereas the EU’s most recent China strategy dates from 2019; whereas a unified, pragmatic, consistent, comprehensive and principled EU policy towards China is therefore needed to determine the EU’s future in global affairs; whereas the EU-China comprehensive strategic partnership should be based on the current geopolitical situation and therefore have a clear focus on the EU’s values, strategic autonomy, interests and priorities, including security;

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/41

Amendment 41

Yannis Maniatis, Kathleen Van Brempt, Nacho Sánchez Amor

on behalf of the S&D Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point x

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
x) counter China’s expanding political and economic footprint and address the risks stemming from China’s growing political and financial leverage over several African countries; engage with China to reduce and alleviate the debt burden on developing countries, including by transforming China’s loans into grants; call attention to China’s growing economic, political and security influence in Latin America and the Caribbean, including through the Belt and Road Initiative, large-scale infrastructure and port investments, military engagement and technological cooperation with authoritarian regimes such as those in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela; warn that these activities strengthen China’s global strategic reach and increase economic dependencies;	x) counter China’s expanding political and economic footprint by offering a better alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative through the Global Gateway and similar EU initiatives to increase the EU’s presence and engagement with partners in the Global South, particularly African and Latin American countries; strengthen efforts to counter anti-EU narratives in these countries; engage with China to reduce and alleviate the debt burden on developing countries, also by transforming its loans into grants; call attention to China’s growing economic, political and security influence in Latin America and the Caribbean, large-scale infrastructure and port investments, military engagement and technological cooperation with authoritarian regimes such as those in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela; warn that these activities strengthen China’s global strategic reach and increase economic dependencies;

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/42

Amendment 42

Yannis Maniatis, Kathleen Van Brempt, Nacho Sánchez Amor

on behalf of the S&D Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point ao a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	aoa) firmly call on the Chinese authorities to repeal Article 63 of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which purports to establish extraterritorial jurisdiction over individuals residing in third countries and constitutes a direct violation of international law and the sovereign jurisdiction of the EU Member States; develop an EU-wide framework for identifying and countering transnational repression on European soil;

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/43

Amendment 43

Yannis Maniatis, Kathleen Van Brempt, Nacho Sánchez Amor

on behalf of the S&D Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point ao b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	aob) reiterate that human rights are universal, indivisible and inalienable, and cannot be characterised as internal affairs; call on China to ratify the ICCPR without further delay and to comply fully with its provisions in the meantime, including in Hong Kong where the covenant is legally binding pursuant to the Sino-British Joint Declaration and takes precedence over national security legislation; suspend all extradition arrangements to Hong Kong pending the full restoration of judicial independence and freedom of expression guarantees; agree, with China, on a concrete and time-bound roadmap for tangible and verifiable progress in the EU–China Human Rights Dialogue, moving beyond procedural exchanges to substantive outcomes;

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/44

Amendment 44

Yannis Maniatis, Kathleen Van Brempt, Nacho Sánchez Amor

on behalf of the S&D Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point ao c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	aoc) strongly condemn China’s forced return of North Korean refugees – in particular women – in violation of the principle of non-refoulement and international refugee law, and which places their lives in grave and imminent danger; call on China to uphold its obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention and to allow the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees access to North Korean nationals on its territory;

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/45

Amendment 45

Yannis Maniatis, Kathleen Van Brempt, Nacho Sánchez Amor

on behalf of the S&D Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point av

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
av) remain mindful of the importance of keeping democracies united in response to attempts to divide them and of the strategic interests of China and Russia; work collaboratively mainly with the United States and other like-minded countries to formulate strategies concerning China’s increasingly assertive stance on the global stage; strengthen the European pillar of defence within the transatlantic alliance while consolidating the transatlantic bond and reinforcing NATO;	av) remain mindful of the importance of keeping democracies united in response to attempts to divide them and of the strategic interests of China and Russia; work collaboratively with like-minded countries to formulate strategies concerning China’s increasingly assertive stance on the global stage; strengthen the European pillar of defence within the transatlantic alliance while consolidating the transatlantic bond and reinforcing NATO;

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30.9.2026 A10-0237/46

Amendment 46

Yannis Maniatis, Kathleen Van Brempt, Nacho Sánchez Amor

on behalf of the S&D Group

Report A10-0237/2026

Hilde Vautmans

Recommendation on EU-China political relations

(2025/2117(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point ay

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
ay) increase public diplomacy efforts in China to provide authentic information about the EU’s policies and actions, and work to strengthen knowledge of China in all EU institutions; emphasise, while exchanges between European and Chinese universities are in place, the importance of clear guidance for engagement between EU universities and Chinese entities; strengthen the coordination and coherence of policies across EU Member States and institutions in order to develop a common and coherent strategy towards China; ensure that such a strategy includes enhanced coordination among Member States on their main political leaders’ visits to China and the main messages addressed to the Chinese leadership so as to avoid political fragmentation; adopt a unitary and coordinated strategy to diplomatically engage with China, firmly protect the EU geopolitical and economic interests, improve bilateral relations and pursue mutually beneficial cooperation;	ay) increase public diplomacy efforts in China to provide authentic information about the EU’s policies and actions, and work to strengthen knowledge of China in all EU institutions; emphasise, while exchanges between European and Chinese universities are in place, the importance of clear guidance for engagement between EU universities and Chinese entities; strengthen the coordination and coherence of policies across EU Member States and institutions in order to develop a common and coherent strategy towards China; ensure that such a strategy includes enhanced coordination among Member States on their main political leaders’ visits to China and the main messages addressed to the Chinese leadership so as to avoid political fragmentation; adopt a unitary and coordinated strategy to diplomatically engage with China, firmly protect the EU geopolitical and economic interests, improve bilateral relations and pursue mutually beneficial cooperation; encourage fair and responsible people-to-people exchanges;

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