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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-06-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:China's accession to WTO2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000614.9.3-221"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-06-14-Speech-3-2222
lpv:speaker	lp:Olivier Dupuis2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2000-01-17--2002-01-14)3 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 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, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I listened carefully to Mr Westendorp y Cabeza tell us of the economic, social, environmental and political benefits of China’s joining the WTO. I do not feel, however, that he was very clear on the political benefits. Whatever the case, I personally can very clearly see who will reap the political benefit, and that is the Chinese regime. When I say the Chinese regime, I do not mean the institutions, but a despotic regime. Some might, of course, agree with Mr Westendorp y Cabeza. In signing this agreement, we have certainly not dropped our guard where human rights are concerned, because we cannot do so. Mr Westendorp y Cabeza, we have obtained nothing from the People’s Republic of China. In terms of improving the rule of law, in terms of strengthening democracy or in terms of respect for human rights, we have made no progress in ten years, none at all! Every day, we see and read the same news: further arrests of dissidents, further arrests of members of the Democratic Party and the continued colonisation of Tibet. On this matter, by the way, the World Bank is preparing to double the resources for a huge project that we support, since our States are the main members of that venerable institution. Over the next few weeks, then, the World Bank will double the ability of Chinese emigrants to colonise Tibet a little more. That is what is on the agenda. I think that the Members who have spoken about human rights are well aware, as we all are, particularly having heard Commissioner Brittan over the last few years, that there has never been any question of linking human rights and democracy to the WTO agreements. We are therefore aware that we are strengthening a despotic regime, a regime that is stockpiling weapons, and which is gaining strength in that part of the world. We have resigned ourselves to this fact, not thinking that in twenty years’ time this regime may bring to bear on us too the pressures that it may shortly bring to bear on the whole of Asia. We have resigned ourselves to the fact that we are abandoning the Chinese people and the idea of democracy for the Chinese people and, ultimately, for all of us."@en1

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