The European Parliament,

A. having regard to the massacre in Tiananmen Square two years ago in which several hundred people died,

B. having regard to the reports of the severe penalties received by young people for freely expressing their opinions; whereas the number of people condemned to death and executed in the last twelve months has risen to the highest annual level since 1983 and whereas the number of crimes carrying the death penalty has also increased,

1. Is concerned at the current political and economic rehabilitation of the Chinese authorities which overlooks the human rights violations for which they have been responsible and calls for reconsideration of the decision on the lifting of sanctions against China which were imposed following the massacre which occurred in Tiananmen Square in June 1989;

2. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States, in all their dealings with the People's Republic of China, to draw attention to human rights violations and to adopt appropriate measures to secure respect for such rights;

3. Calls on the People's Republic of China;

- as a member of the United Nations, to comply with the human rights provisions of the UN Charter;

- to restore the rights of freedom of assembly, expression and information;

- to refrain from using military measures against demonstrators;

4. Calls on the authorities of the People's Republic of China to grant all prisoners accused of a crime carrying the death penalty every facility for a fair trial before an independent, impartial and competent court and to safeguard all the accused's rights at all stages of the judicial process in accordance with international norms;

5. Calls on the Chinese Government to allow committees made up of international human rights organizations to investigate allegations of human rights violations;

6. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, EPC and the Chinese Government.