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EU Statement: "China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the trial of 10 Hong Kongers" Added 2020-12-31 Ten out of the twelve individuals from Hong Kong, detained at sea by the Chinese authorities in August, went on trial in Shenzhen on 28 December. The defendants were not permitted to appoint lawyers of their choice, and access to them...
EU Statement: "China: Statement by the Spokesperson on sentencing of journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders" Added 2020-12-31 The restrictions on freedom of expression, on access to information, and intimidation and surveillance of journalists, as well as detentions, trials and sentencing of human rights defenders, lawyers, and intellectuals in China, are growing...
EU statement: "China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of Yu Wensheng" Added 2020-12-14 Ms. Fan Haze, a Chinese journalist who works for Bloomberg News, was detained on 7 December by the Beijing National Security Bureau, allegedly on suspicion of endangering national security. We expect the Chinese authorities to grant her medical...
Statement of the EU Delegation in China on International Human Rights Day Added 2020-12-10 Created 75 years ago, the United Nations today remains true to its founding principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms. In the last decades, the European Union and the UN have been working hand in hand to promote human rights and...
Joint action by the embassies of EU countries in Beijing to commemorate the victims of terrorism in Austria and France Added 2020-11-05 Today the flags at the Lithuanian Embassy in Beijing will fly at half-mast in memory of the victims of the terrible terrorist attacks in Austria and France.   Our deepest condolences from Lithuanian Embassy to our Austrian and French...
Declaration of the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the adoption by China’s National People’s Congress of a National Security Legislation on Hong Kong Added 2020-07-07 1 July 2020. The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress adopted the National Security Law in Hong Kong on 30 June and subsequently promulgated it in Hong Kong the same day. The European Union reiterates its grave concerns about...
EU statement: "China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of Yu Wensheng" Added 2020-06-22 Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer, Mr Yu Wensheng, was sentenced on 17 June 2020 to 4 years’ imprisonment, after more than 900 days of detention. His trial was held behind closed doors. Under China's Criminal Procedure Law and international...
EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2019 - China Added 2020-06-22 "People's Republic of China 1. Overview of the human rights and democracy situation: During 2019, the human rights situation in China continued to be of significant concern. While there has been progress in economic and social rights, civil and...
Op-ed of Mr. Josep Borell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: "Trust and reciprocity: the necessary ingredients for EU-China cooperation" Added 2020-05-19 As China’s rise went global in recent years, the EU’s relationship with it has been changing – and now the corona crisis is affecting that change. From an essentially bilateral relationship focused on economic cooperation, it has turned into a...
Marking 45 years of EU-China diplomatic relations in a time of global crisis Added 2020-05-06 The authors are the EU Ambassador to China and the Ambassadors to China of the 27 EU Member States  This year we celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the European Union and China, established on 6th May 1975. It...