| ID | 106045 |
| Title Proper | Europe, China, and expectations for human rights |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Freeman, Duncan ; Geeraerts, Gustaaf |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The issue of human rights has been one of the most sensitive elements in the EU-China relationship. It is difficult to deal with in the official relationship between the EU and the Chinese government, and has caused controversy in public opinion and in the media. The question of human rights often appears as the aspect of the relationship between Europe and China that constitutes the greatest and most destabilizing of differences between them. We have seen instances of this with regards to specific issues such as Tibet, notably when President Sarkozy, as holder of the EU Presidency, met the Dalai Lama in 2008, and a generalized criticism in Europe that year of China's human rights which surrounded the Beijing Olympics, notably during the Olympic torch procession, and when many human rights activists advocated a boycott of the opening ceremony by European leaders. The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo in 2010 brought human rights to the fore once again. |
| `In' analytical Note | Chinese Journal of International Politics Vol. 4, No. 2; Sum 2011: p179-203 |
| Journal Source | Chinese Journal of International Politics Vol. 4, No. 2; Sum 2011: p179-203 |
| Key Words | Europe ; China ; Human Right ; EU - Relations - China ; China - Relations - EU |