German opposition lawmakers have called on the chancellor to prioritize human rights and transparency when President Xi Jinping comes to Europe in September.
German opposition lawmakers are pushing Chancellor Angela Merkel to make a stronger defense of human rights when she meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year, at a summit billed by Merkel as the first ever EU-Chinese meeting focused on climate and trade.
Xi is scheduled to attend the EU Summit in Leipzig, Germany, in September, with organizers now hoping that the coronavirus pandemic will be sufficiently under control to avoid cancelation or the need to hold a virtual meeting. But even if the meeting can be held safely, the coronavirus issue—and existing concerns about Beijing's human rights abuses—may yet be obstacles to the climate or trade agreements both sides are keen to reach., the chancellor—who has said she will leave her post in 2021 after what will be 21 years in the top job—is under pressure from opposition lawmakers to hold Xi to account for his totalitarian regime's abuse of human rights.
Bause made the remarks after the government replied to a Green parliamentary question about the summit. The government told Bause that the Leipzig meeting would be an"event of the EU under the presidency of the European Council of Ministers" and that it had observed with"concern" a"weakening of international human rights standards" in China.
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