poudarja potrebo po koreniti okrepitvi dialoga o človekovih pravicah med EU in Kitajsko ter izraža zaskrbljenost, ker je Kitajska odgovorila le na dve tretjini vprašanj, ki jih je EU postavila glede posameznih zaskrbljujočih primerov; izraža zaskrbljenost zaradi hudih kršitev človekovih pravic na Kitajski in poudarja, da se dejanski položaj v zvezi s človekovimi pravicami ni izboljšal kljub obljubam režima ob prihajajočih olimpijskih igrah v skladu z Olimpijsko listino; v skladu z Olimpijsko listino pozdravlja dejstvo, da si Kitajska prizadeva za izvajanje priporočil posebnega poročevalca o mučenju in je sodiščem nedavno naročila, naj se ne opirajo zgolj na priznanja; ugotavlja, da Kitajska še vedno ni ratificirala Mednarodnega pakta o državljanskih in političnih pravicah, kljub večkratnim zagotovilom kitajske vlade, da bo to storila; obžaluje, da na srečanju na vrhu med Evropsko unijo in Kitajsko 28. novembra 2007 v Pekingu ni bila sprejeta skupna izjava Evropske unije in Kitajske o človekovih pravicah, čeprav je bila prvotno napovedana; poziva Svet, naj po razpravah natančneje obvešča Parlament, vključno s podrobnimi seznami diplomatskih ukrepov, ki jih v posameznih primerih sprejmejo Svet in države članice; ugotavlja, da bi bilo treba tovrstne pomisleke poudariti med pripravami na olimpijske igre v Pekingu, ki predstavljajo pomembno zgodovinsko priložnost za človekove pravice na Kitajski; v zvezi s tem ostaja zaskrbljen glede kitajske zakonodaje, vključno s sistemom državnih skrivnosti, ki preprečuje preglednost, potrebno za razvoj dobrega upravljanja in sistema, v katerem prevladuje vladavina prava; je zaskrbljen zaradi omejitev svobode kitajskih in mednarodnih medijev, vključno z internetom, objavljanjem spletnih dnevnikov in dostopom do informacij za kitajski in mednarodni tisk; prav tako je zaskrbljen, ker so novinarji in zagovorniki človekovih pravic, tudi dalajlama in njegovi sodelavci ter pripadniki gibanja falun gong, uvrščeni na črne sezname; v zvezi s tem poziva k takojšnji izpustitvi pomembnega aktivista za aids Huja Jie; poudarja, da bo treba tudi po olimpijskih igrah pozorno spremljati položaj človekovih pravic in ustrezne zakonske spremembe; poziva Evropsko unijo, naj poskrbi, da bodo trgovinski odnosi s Kitajsko pogojeni z reformami na področju človekovih pravic, in s tem v zvezi poziva Svet, da pred sklenitvijo kakršnega koli novega okvirnega sporazuma o partnerstvu in sodelovanju poda celovito oceno razmer na področju človekovih pravic; poziva Svet in Komisijo, naj izpostavita vprašanje avtonomne pokrajine Notranja Mongolija, vzhodnega Turkestana in avtonomne pokrajine Tibet, naj dejavno podpirata pregleden dialog med kitajsko vlado in odposlanci tibetanske vlade v izgnanstvu ter obravnavata, kako na človekove pravice vpliva kitajska politika v Afriki; ostaja zaskrbljen zaradi sistematičnega kršenja človekovih pravic Ujgurov v avtonomni pokrajini Xinjiang Uighur;
Emphasises the need for a radical intensification of the European Union-China human rights dialogue, and is concerned that China provided replies only to two thirds of the points raised by the EU in individual cases of concern as part of this dialogue; expresses its disquiet at the serious human rights violations in China and stresses that, despite promises made by the regime with a view to the forthcoming Olympic Games in accordance with the Olympic Charter, the situation on the ground regarding human rights has not improved; in accordance with the Olympic Charter, welcomes the fact that China is working to implement the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and has recently directed courts not to rely on confessions; notes that, despite repeated assurances by the Chinese government of its intention to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ratification is still pending; regrets that no common European Union-China declaration on human rights was adopted at the European Union-China Summit held on 28 November 2007 in Beijing, despite the fact that the intention to issue such a declaration had been announced originally; calls on the Council to provide a more detailed briefing to Parliament following discussions, including a detailed list of demarches conducted in individual cases by the Council and Member States; notes that these concerns should be emphasised in the run-up to the Beijing Olympic Games, which constitute an important historic opportunity for the improvement of human rights in China; in this regard, remains concerned about Chinese legislation, including the State Secrets system, preventing the transparency necessary for the development of good governance and a system in which the rule of law prevails; is concerned about the limits placed on the freedom of the Chinese and international media, including the internet, blogging and access to information for the Chinese and international press; remains equally concerned about the blacklisting of journalists and human rights activists, including the Dalai Lama, his associates and Falun Gong practitioners; calls in this regard for the immediate release of the prominent AIDS activist Hu Jia; emphasises the need to continue, even after the Olympic Games, carefully to monitor the human rights situation and the changes in the legislation concerning this issue; urges the European Union to ensure that its trading relationship with China is contingent on human rights reforms, and calls in this regard on the Council to make a comprehensive evaluation of the human rights situation before finalising any new Partnership and Cooperation Framework Agreement; calls on the Council and the Commission to raise the issues of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Eastern Turkestan and the Tibet Autonomous Region, to actively support a transparent dialogue between the Chinese Government and envoys of the Tibetan Government in Exile and to mainstream the issue of human rights implications of Chinese policies in Africa; remains alarmed by the systematic violation of the human rights of ethnic Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region;