Recommendation for the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-China political relations

Tabled by Mariusz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen

Added: aqa) preserve and honour the memory of the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre and actively counter the Chinese authorities’ attempts to erase this crime from public memory; task the EU Delegation in Beijing with commemorating the victims every year on 4 June, including by lowering the EU flag to half mast, displaying candles in the windows of the EU Delegation or undertaking other appropriate symbolic acts of remembrance; initiate and support activities aimed at preserving the historical record of the massacre and ensuring that its memory is passed on to future generations; recognise the Tiananmen Square massacre as a defining moment in China’s modern history and as a stark warning of the totalitarian direction subsequently pursued by the Chinese Communist Party;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE788.288