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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-11-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EC-China scientific and technological cooperation agreement2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991103.8.3-131"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-11-03-Speech-3-1322
lpv:speaker	lp:Olivier Dupuis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PETI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; AFCO (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; EMPL (1999-09-16--2000-01-17)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees for relations with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Lista Emma Bonino (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; TGI (1999-07-20--2001-10-02)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would like to ask all those here to think about the process of democratisation in China. I think that everything that we have seen over the last few months shows that the opposite is taking place: the huge increase in the arrest of dissidents, the persecution of the so-called sect, the Falun Gong, etc. Obviously it is possible to maintain a strategic relationship with an undemocratic country, with a dictatorship. The communist regime has many faithful friends here, starting with Mr Gahrton, who is endlessly asking us to resume and strengthen our links with the People’s Republic of China. There is another country, Mrs Plooij-van Gorsel, with a billion inhabitants, and which is the largest democracy on earth, India; and we always forget about that country and develop no strategy towards it. Even though it is a democracy, we prefer to talk to dictators. I deplore this, and all the more so because this report, and particularly the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy is being particularly hypocritical. We state clearly in the text of the report that at least four people are being held in prison for scientific reasons, contrary to what we have been told by Mr Brok, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy. These four people are quoted in this opinion and yet we are not even demanding their release. I think that this shows unbelievable hypocrisy. Let us carry on then; let us close our eyes to India. Let us carry on with China. You will see that the process of democratisation in China leads nowhere. Strength is the only language that communists understand, and in this case, we have no strength."@en1

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