JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the new Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities | RC-B10-0216/2026/REV1 | European Parliament
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION pursuant to Rules 150(5) and 136(4) of the Rules of Procedure replacing the following motions: B10-0216/2026 (Verts/ALE) B10-0223/2026 (Renew) B10-0232/2026 (S&D) B10-0233/2026 (PPE) B10-0234/2026 (ECR) on the new Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities (2026/2703(RSP)) Sebastião Bugalho, Miriam Lexmann, Danuše Nerudová, Željana Zovko, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Lukas Mandl, Tomas Tobé, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Reinhold Lopatka, Davor Ivo Stier, Tomáš Zdechovský, Jessica Polfjärd, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Liudas Mažylis, Inese Vaidere, Luděk Niedermayer, Łukasz Kohut, Jan Farský on behalf of the PPE Group Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Hannes Heide on behalf of the S&D Group Mariusz Kamiński, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Reinis Pozņaks, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Michał Dworczyk, Alexandr Vondra, Marlena Maląg, Veronika Vrecionová, Ondřej Krutílek, Assita Kanko, Maciej Wąsik, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Carlo Fidanza on behalf of the ECR Group Dainius Žalimas, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Helmut Brandstätter, Benoit Cassart, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Engin Eroglu, Bernard Guetta, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Ľubica Karvašová, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Anna Stürgkh, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar on behalf of the Renew Group Catarina Vieira on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Jonas Sjöstedt, Hanna Gedin, Per Clausen, Li Andersson, Merja Kyllönen, Jussi Saramo

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In a joint resolution, members of the European Parliament across the political spectrum condemned “China’s repressive assimilation policies and consequent violations of universal human rights, including in Tibet, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia”, the resolution reads.

“[The Parliament] expresses grave concern over the adopted Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress, which openly promotes assimilation policies and restricts the cultural, religious and linguistic freedoms of various groups within China and beyond.”

The lawmakers urge China to repeal the law, thereby upholding its obligations under international law regarding non-discrimination, and call on European Council to activate the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime against officials and entities responsible for conceiving and implementing this law.

The resolution also urges all EU Member States to suspend extradition treaties with China to protect persecuted individuals residing in the EU from the risks of transnational repression under this law.

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