# Trade and economic relations with China

European Parliament procedure 2008/2171(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AFET / DEVE / ECON / IMCO / INTA / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 158 committee amendments tabled by 36 Members between 2008-10-27 and 2008-12-08.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns trade and economic relations with China. The amendments revise paragraphs on China as a global player and WTO commitments, human rights and minority rights including Tibetans and Uighurs, the death penalty, Tibet and Taiwan, the arms embargo, market access and trade imbalances, counterfeit and pirated goods, sovereign wealth funds, and EU-China summits and dialogue.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline LUCAS | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4524.md |
| Metin KAZAK | Bulgaria | ALDE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38613.md |
| Corien WORTMANN-KOOL | Netherlands | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28167.md |
| Erika MANN | Germany | PSE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1898.md |
| Glyn FORD | United Kingdom | PSE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1413.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Cristiana MUSCARDINI | Italy | ECR | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1073.md |
| Anni PODIMATA | Greece | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39317.md |
| Jens HOLM | Sweden | GUE/NGL | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37008.md |
| Helmuth MARKOV | Germany | GUE/NGL | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4303.md |
| Claude TURMES | Luxembourg | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4432.md |
| Lena EK | Sweden | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28127.md |
| Syed KAMALL | United Kingdom | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33569.md |
| Joel HASSE FERREIRA | Portugal | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/31730.md |
| Luisa MORGANTINI | Italy | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4453.md |

## Official source documents

- PE414.993: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-414.993+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE415.161: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.161+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE415.222: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.222+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE415.273: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.273+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE415.356: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.356+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.286: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.286+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2171-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2171-INI.json

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