Det er en kendsgerning, at på trods af nogle vigtige reformer - som den nye lovgivning, der ændrer den kinesiske strafferetsplejelov - giver menneskerettighedssituationen stadig anledning til bekymring i Den Europæiske Union, og at de beslutningsforslag, medlemmerne har fremsat, netop omhandler emner, som Den Europæiske Union prioriterer højt i forbindelse med Kina.
The fact is that apart from some significant reforms - such as the new legislation amending the Chinese law of criminal procedure - the human rights situation remains a source of disquiet to the European Union and the motions submitted by honourable Members contain precisely those matters which the European Union is to raise with China as a matter of priority.