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EU Parliament condemns China deal over Hong Kong crackdown
The EU has lost credibility on human rights by sealing an investment deal with China, a resolution in the European Parliament warned on Thursday.MEPs meeting by video link in Brussels overwhelmingly passed the resolution which broadly condemned the crackdown on Hong Kong activists by the central government in China.The resolution also called for “targeted sanctions” against Chinese and Hong Kong officials held responsible for the police action.The opinion of EU lawmakers is important as they…