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A leading member of the European Parliament has raised significant concerns about the EU s landmark investment deal with China over its alleged human rights abuses and fears that it could harm relations with the new Biden administration.
The EU-China investment deal aims to liberalize trade between Beijing and Brussels and was struck in the last days of December after last-minute concessions from Chinese premier Xi Jinping.
But there is mounting concern in the European Parliament, which still needs to approve the deal, about the deal given China s human rights record on issues including alleged forced labor camps and a crackdown in Hong Kong which began last year.
The European Commission’s endorsement of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, known as the CAI, was celebrated with triumphant articles in the People’s Daily