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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-11-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041117.6.3-118"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-11-17-Speech-3-1192
lpv:speaker	lp:Astrid Lulling2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; FEMM (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 quaestor; European Parliament (2004-07-21--2007-01-15)3 member; Quaestors (2004-07-21--2007-01-15)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3 substitute; AGRI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Parti chrétien social (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 quaestor; Parliament's Bureau (2004-07-21--2007-01-15)3
lpv:translated text	"I voted in favour of the amendments recommending that the arms embargo imposed on the People’s Republic of China in 1989 after the suppression of pro-democracy protests on Tiananmen Square in Beijing be kept in place, as China remains a dictatorship under which human rights are not observed. I do not believe that this embargo should be lifted merely because the Beijing regime has used pressure or even blackmail, and it should in particular not be lifted on economic grounds, given that there are 600 missiles aimed at Taiwan. It would be a grave error to lift the embargo without insisting that the missiles posing a threat to stability and peace in the Taiwan Strait should first be withdrawn. In this context, we should not forget that Taiwan is home to the only one of the four major Chinese communities in Asia where democracy exists and human rights are respected. In the People’s Republic of China there is no such thing as democracy, and human rights are not respected. In Hong Kong, human rights are respected, but not democracy. Given this state of affairs, why do we continue to shun diplomatic relations with Taiwan, whilst missing no opportunity to stand up in this House for democracy and human rights?"@en1

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