Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-04-23-Speech-3-182"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-04-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080423.16.3-182"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-04-23-Speech-3-1842
lpv:speaker	lp:Olle Schmidt2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; IMCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; ECON (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2006-10-19--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Folkpartiet liberalerna (2006-10-19--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Africa is a continent in need of aid, stronger trade links and increased participation in the globalisation which is creating greater welfare for all. China has quickly come to be an important partner on the African continent, with a huge appetite for raw materials, not least the oil which several African countries possess. The fact that more and more countries are interested in Africa boosts its development. However, we must state that China’s uncritical approach when it comes to obtaining access to these raw materials, with little or no consideration for human rights, corruption and undemocratic regimes, poses a challenge for the EU, which has long insisted that trade and aid must go hand in hand with demands for democratic development taking into account free and human rights. The European Parliament clearly urging China to take human rights and development for the people of Africa into account is an important signal. Development is a broader concept than economic progress alone and I therefore wholeheartedly support the view that human rights and democracy must be an important aspect of international relations, including China’s relations with Africa."@en1

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