European Parliament 6 February 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-0173/02 by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Use of languages for receiving visitors to the European institutions.

Reply (21 May 2002) The Council shares the Honourable Member’s concern at the apparent scope and scale of the use of the death penalty in China. It is a concern that the European Union has frequently expressed to the Chinese authorities.