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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-07-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in China after the earthquake and before the Olympic Games (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080709.31.3-288"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-07-09-Speech-3-2892
lpv:speaker	lp:Benita Ferrero-Waldner2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I shall be very brief because much has been said. I would just like to reiterate that the relationship with China is a very multifaceted one. That means that we have huge scope in this strategic relationship. Apart from the environment, trade, culture – whatever the various sectoral talks and dialogues that we have – we also take the concerns with regard to human rights that have been particularly expressed here today very seriously. We take them seriously whether they concern human rights defenders or petitioners who are in jail or the application of the death penalty. It is true that very high numbers of people are being executed. We have always mentioned this very clearly, also the alleged cases of torture and ill-treatment. We have this human rights dialogue. It is true that sometimes it is not satisfactory, but we do not have another instrument. We have to continue having a dialogue with China. We have a saying in German: (Constant dripping wears the stone). This is what we are trying to do."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "Benita Ferrero-Waldner,"1 "Member of the Commission"1 "Steter Tropfen höhlt den Stein"1

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