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New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities

Effect
Adopted
Result
439 for · 52 against · 71 abstained roll call
Date
30 April 2026, 13:09
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Motion B-10-2026-0232
Dossier
2026/2703(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairsJobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
9 votes · 2 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by
Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting
Thursday 30 April 2026
Final vote
192365
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 439 for, 52 against, 71 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; Patriots and ESN mostly abstained.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 12Against 11Abst. 5No vote 18 of 46Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.14
GreensFor 42Against 1Abst. 2No vote 8 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.90
S&DFor 105Against 1Abst. 1No vote 28 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
RenewFor 59Against 6Abst. 0No vote 12 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.86
EPPFor 123Against 7Abst. 2No vote 53 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.90
ECRFor 58Against 3Abst. 8No vote 12 of 81Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.76
PatriotsFor 29Against 2Abst. 35No vote 19 of 85Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.30
ESNFor 3Against 6Abst. 15No vote 3 of 27Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.44
No groupFor 8Against 15Abst. 3No vote 4 of 30Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 31

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria110630.47
Belgium171220.78
Bulgaria5138—
Cyprus1005—
Czechia163110.70
Germany61814130.60
Denmark130110.89
Estonia7000—
Spain4124130.81
Finland110041.00
France43319160.49
Greece623100.32
Croatia6105—
Hungary20019—
Ireland130011.00
Italy50111140.71
Lithuania90200.73
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia2115—
Malta0006—
Netherlands201730.57
Poland387350.69
Portugal151140.82
Romania1712130.78
Sweden180031.00
Slovenia6111—
Slovakia67020.31

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&DSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe LeftSpeeches229 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe LeftSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPPSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Engin EROGLU GermanyRenewSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&DSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe LeftSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenewSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPPSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo groupSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECRSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreensSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&DSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For

All votes on this decision, 9

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
2Amendment 1 to paragraph 4 RC-B10-0216/2026 – § 4 – Am 1 Roll call104 for, 377 against, 86 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Renew
3Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0216/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call439 for, 52 against, 71 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 1 to paragraph 4 RC-B10-0216/2026 – § 4 – Am 1 Roll call104 for, 377 against, 86 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Renew
3Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0216/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call439 for, 52 against, 71 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0214/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
5Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0216/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
6Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0223/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
7Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0232/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
8Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0233/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
9Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0234/2026 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll call requested by Renew.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0232

AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament adopted a resolution on China's new Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which it says risks legitimising forced assimilation under the guise of national unity and security.

The text condemns forced Sinicisation, restrictions on minority languages, interference in cultural and religious life, and all forms of forced labour, urging China to repeal or amend the law.

Parliament calls on the EU's diplomatic service and member states to raise these concerns in the next EU-China Human Rights Dialogue.

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AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

This resolution expresses grave concern over China's new Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, warning it risks legitimising forced assimilation and violates China's constitution and international obligations.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2703(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 30 April 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 30 April 2026 (done)
  3. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 6 connections: Running issue: China human rights

Running issue: China human rights

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/3
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities”. Decision, 30 April 2026. votingId 192365, document B-10-2026-0232, reference 2026/2703(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/3 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 30 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 30 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-30, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-30/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-04-30-3,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-30},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/3}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/3},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 192365, document B-10-2026-0232, reference 2026/2703(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-30 (CC BY 4.0)}
}