European Parliament Condemns China's National Unity and Progress Law, China Protests
The European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning China's "National Unity and Progress Law," stating it has severe consequences for people in Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia. In response, the Chinese government expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition, lodging solemn representations with the European side, calling it interference in its internal affairs.
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Central News Agency (CNA) — Beijing, May 1st. China passed the "National Unity and Progress Law" in March. Yesterday, the European Parliament condemned the new law, stating that it has severe consequences for people from Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia. The Chinese Mission to the EU expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this and has lodged representations with the European side.
On April 30, the European Parliament's official website issued a press release regarding its resolution on China's "National Unity and Progress Law" and the intensified suppression of ethnic identity.
The European Parliament stated that members called on the Chinese government to repeal the "National Unity and Progress Law" and condemned the severe consequences the law has for people from Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia. The Parliament condemned the law for encouraging assimilation policies and restricting cultural, religious, and linguistic freedoms, stating it violates China's obligations under international law.
The European Parliament warned that the implementation and enforcement of this law would have serious consequences for EU-China relations, and condemned transnational repression targeting individuals residing in the EU. It urged member states to suspend extradition treaties with China and called on the Council of the European Union to implement the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime against those responsible for the law.
The European Parliament ultimately passed the resolution.
On May 1st, the official website of the Chinese Mission to the EU published a "Spokesperson for the Chinese Mission to the EU Answers Questions on the European Parliament's Resolution on China," stating that the European Parliament's resolution disregarded facts and legal principles, maliciously smeared Chinese laws and ethnic policies, and grossly interfered in China's internal affairs. The Chinese side expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition and has lodged solemn representations with the European side.
China's National People's Congress passed the "Law on Promoting National Unity and Progress" in March, which will come into effect on July 1st. The new law includes the "comprehensive promotion and popularization of the national common language and characters," which means promoting Mandarin Chinese and officially standardized simplified Chinese among various ethnic minorities. (Editors: Chen Kaiyu / Zhou Huiying) 1150501.
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On April 30, the European Parliament's official website issued a press release regarding its resolution on China's "National Unity and Progress Law" and the intensified suppression of ethnic identity.
The European Parliament stated that members called on the Chinese government to repeal the "National Unity and Progress Law" and condemned the severe consequences the law has for people from Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia. The Parliament condemned the law for encouraging assimilation policies and restricting cultural, religious, and linguistic freedoms, stating it violates China's obligations under international law.
The European Parliament warned that the implementation and enforcement of this law would have serious consequences for EU-China relations, and condemned transnational repression targeting individuals residing in the EU. It urged member states to suspend extradition treaties with China and called on the Council of the European Union to implement the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime against those responsible for the law.
The European Parliament ultimately passed the resolution.
On May 1st, the official website of the Chinese Mission to the EU published a "Spokesperson for the Chinese Mission to the EU Answers Questions on the European Parliament's Resolution on China," stating that the European Parliament's resolution disregarded facts and legal principles, maliciously smeared Chinese laws and ethnic policies, and grossly interfered in China's internal affairs. The Chinese side expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition and has lodged solemn representations with the European side.
China's National People's Congress passed the "Law on Promoting National Unity and Progress" in March, which will come into effect on July 1st. The new law includes the "comprehensive promotion and popularization of the national common language and characters," which means promoting Mandarin Chinese and officially standardized simplified Chinese among various ethnic minorities. (Editors: Chen Kaiyu / Zhou Huiying) 1150501.
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