On Wednesday 12 September, MEPs called for the partnership between the European Union and China to be strengthened, as China is "a major economic and political actor". Conditions should nevertheless be laid down for strengthening this partnership.
According to the long report on EU-China relations by Bas Belder (ECR, Netherlands), which was adopted in plenary by a large majority (538 votes in favour, 53 against and 55 abstentions), "the EU's dialogue with China must be realistic,...