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New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 439
- Against
- 52
- Abstained
- 71
roll-call vote at 13:09 · 78% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2026-0232
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on China's new Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which it says risks legitimising forced assimilation under the guise of national unity and security.§1: source passage in the text The text condemns forced Sinicisation, restrictions on minority languages, interference in cultural and religious life, and all forms of forced labour, urging China to repeal or amend the law.§1: source passage in the text Parliament calls on the EU's diplomatic service and member states to raise these concerns in the next EU-China Human Rights Dialogue.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Divided: The Left, Patriots, ESN
- The Left Divided 12 for, 11 against, 5 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 42 for, 1 against, 2 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 105 for, 1 against, 1 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 59 for, 6 against, 0 abstainedof 77
- EPP For 123 for, 7 against, 2 abstainedof 188
- ECR For 58 for, 3 against, 8 abstainedof 81
- Patriots Divided 29 for, 2 against, 35 abstainedof 86
- ESN Divided 3 for, 6 against, 15 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 8 for, 15 against, 3 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
31 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens voted for (42 of 45). Against: 1, Abstained: 2
Ana Miranda Paz (Spain, abstained), Mārtiņš Staķis (Latvia, against), Vladimir Prebilič (Slovenia, abstained)
S&D voted for (105 of 107). Against: 1, Abstained: 1
Elio Di Rupo (Belgium, abstained), Idoia Mendia (Spain, against)
Renew voted for (59 of 65). Against: 6
Elisabetta Gualmini (Italy), Gilles Boyer (France), Laurence Farreng (France), Lucia Yar (Slovakia), Michal Wiezik (Slovakia)
1 more from Renew
Valérie Devaux (France)
EPP voted for (123 of 132). Against: 7, Abstained: 2
Dirk Gotink (Netherlands, abstained), Ilia Lazarov (Bulgaria, abstained), Ingeborg ter Laak (Netherlands, against), Marie-Sophie Christ (Germany, against), Marta Wcisło (Poland, against)
4 more from EPP
Milan Zver (Slovenia, against), Nicolás Pascual De La Parte (Spain, against), Peter Liese (Germany, against), Željana Zovko (Croatia, against)
ECR voted for (58 of 69). Against: 3, Abstained: 8
Adrian-George Axinia (Romania, abstained), Aurelijus Veryga (Lithuania, abstained), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained), Galato Alexandraki (Greece, abstained), Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania, abstained)
6 more from ECR
Jacek Ozdoba (Poland, against), Laurence Trochu (France, abstained), Maciej Wąsik (Poland, against), Marion Maréchal (France, abstained), Nicolas Bay (France, abstained), Waldemar Buda (Poland, against)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.