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The European Union would have us believe that China is a People’s Republic that respects democracy and human rights. It therefore has no qualms about selling and installing nuclear power stations and high-speed trains, so that the bureaucratic elite can make the maximum profit. Since, however, not everyone shares the communist view of utopia, thousands of Chinese are seeking to emigrate every year for economic, religious or political reasons. They flee China, often risking their lives, as evidenced by the hundreds of victims found dead in ships’ holds or lorry trailers. Instead of taking these immigrants in, the EU is desperately setting quotas for its own manpower needs and, at the same time, organising mass expulsions.
The report simply proposes to return the Chinese to their homeland, with no thought for their motives or the fate that awaits them on their return. I cannot support such a step and that is why I rejected this report. I have also put a question to the Commission and the Council about their plan for European charters and the EUR 30 million allocated for the purpose. Making Europe a fortress will inevitably lead to its disgrace. We need a different kind of immigration policy based on open borders, respect for the right of asylum and equality of rights."@en1
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