Security and defence implications of China's influence on critical infrastructure in the European Union

AdoptedReference A9-0401/2023Committee AFET

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The Left38

12185351%

S&D141

119031998%

Greens/EFA71

The European Parliament adopted by 565 votes to 26, with 31 abstentions, a resolution on the security and defence implications of China’s influence on critical infrastructure in the European Union.China’s party-driven political system and economy often require private companies to align their commercial interests with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) including its military activities, repression, influence and political interference activities. Consequently, Chinese companies’ international activities support the CCP’s goals of expanding its influence in third countries, undermining geopolitical rivals and increasing China’s influence.The resolution stressed the repeated warnings by intelligence agencies against the risks of economic…