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EU is concerned about growing tensions in Taiwan Strait

30 June 2023 15:05 (UTC +04:00)

"The European Union is concerned about the growing tensions in the Taiwan Strait" it was mentioned in the final document of the EU Council discussions on China held today in Brussels, APA reports citing European Council Press release .

"The East and South China Seas are of strategic importance for regional and global prosperity and security. The European Union is concerned about growing tensions in the Taiwan Strait. The European Council opposes any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion. It reconfirms the EU’s consistent ‘One China policy’. The European Union remains firmly committed to the promotion of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. The European Council welcomes the resumption of the Human Rights Dialogue with China. It reiterates its concerns regarding forced labour, the treatment of human rights defenders and persons belonging to minorities, the situation in Tibet and Xinjiang, as well as the honouring of China’s previous commitments related to Hong Kong," it was highlighted in the document.