Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-04-23-Speech-3-315"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-04-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Question Time (Council)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080423.22.3-315"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-04-23-Speech-3-3162
lpv:speaker	lp:Koenraad Dillen2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; LIBE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; DEVE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; NA (2007-11-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2008-10-22)3 unknown; Vlaams Belang (2004-11-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"I thank the Minister for his answer, which was fairly detailed, but unfortunately did not get to the heart of the matter. We in this Chamber are all agreed that we should be concerned about the human rights situation in Burma and China. I venture to doubt that a positive change is under way. I should like to point out that, only a few weeks ago, the French newspaper published photos of the equipment used to torture Tibetan prisoners in China on the front page, so I do doubt that there has been any positive change. However, I shall put my question in more specific terms. Why does the European Union have double standards, when, for instance, very strong action is taken against Burma, with economic sanctions, whereas that does not happen with China? Could it be that, when major economic interests are involved, we are rather less principled than with human rights?"@en1

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