The European Parliament has signalled fierce opposition to advancing a market-access treaty with China by declaring it “frozen”, in a sign of mounting tensions between the bloc and Beijing.
MEPs voted by an overwhelming majority on Thursday to halt the ratification of the mooted pact because of retaliatory sanctions imposed by Beijing on European parliamentarians, diplomats, academics and think tanks. Thursday’s resolution was passed with 599 votes in favour, 30 against and 58 abstentions.
While carrying no legal force, the vote shows the hurdle to implement the deal, which requires EU parliament approval. It also reflects a shift in EU capitals against the accord, which was agreed at a political level only in December.
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