Discussions within the European Union about the situation in China following the outcome of the dialogue rounds in 1999 have led the European Union to decide to express its concern about human rights violations in China more firmly; the same applies to the absence of concrete outcomes from the dialogue, while recognising the positive steps that China has made on the international stage.
Diskussionen i EU om situationen i Kina i fortsættelse af dialogrunderne i 1999 har fået EU til at beslutte at give udtryk for sin bekymring med større fasthed, hvad angår krænkelserne af menneskerettighederne i Kina og de manglende konkrete resultater af dialogen, selvom EU dog anerkender de positive skridt, som Kina har taget i international sammenhæng.