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The EU could throw out its landmark trade deal with China over concerns about Beijing's human rights record
A leading member of the European Parliament has raised significant concerns about the EU's landmark investment deal with China over its alleged human rights abuses and fears that it could harm relations with the new Biden administration.
The EU-China investment deal aims to liberalize trade between Beijing and Brussels and was struck in the last days of December after last-minute concessions from Chinese premier Xi Jinping.
But there is mounting concern in the European Parliament, which still needs to approve the deal, about the deal given China's human rights record on issues including alleged forced labor camps and a crackdown in Hong Kong which began last year.
"To lay such a Christmas present under Xi Jinping's Christmas tree after the year that we've had with China, that is quite a stretch," said Reinhard Bütikofer, chair of the European Parliament's China delegation, in an interview with Insider.
Source: Business Insider #Jan17
https://www.businessinsider.com/china-human-rights-european-parliament-concerns-over-eu-china-deal-2021-1
#EUChinaInvestmentDeal #EUParliament #ChinaAbuseHumanRight
A leading member of the European Parliament has raised significant concerns about the EU's landmark investment deal with China over its alleged human rights abuses and fears that it could harm relations with the new Biden administration.
The EU-China investment deal aims to liberalize trade between Beijing and Brussels and was struck in the last days of December after last-minute concessions from Chinese premier Xi Jinping.
But there is mounting concern in the European Parliament, which still needs to approve the deal, about the deal given China's human rights record on issues including alleged forced labor camps and a crackdown in Hong Kong which began last year.
"To lay such a Christmas present under Xi Jinping's Christmas tree after the year that we've had with China, that is quite a stretch," said Reinhard Bütikofer, chair of the European Parliament's China delegation, in an interview with Insider.
Source: Business Insider #Jan17
https://www.businessinsider.com/china-human-rights-european-parliament-concerns-over-eu-china-deal-2021-1
#EUChinaInvestmentDeal #EUParliament #ChinaAbuseHumanRight
Business Insider
The EU could throw out its landmark trade deal with China over concerns about Beijing's human rights record
Anxiety about the deal with China includes concerns over alleged human rights abuses and fears of harming relations with the new Biden administration.