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People’s Republic of China’s misinterpretation of the UN resolution 2758 and its continuous military provocations around Taiwan

China95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "china"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"china" is a non-EU country topic
title contains non-EU country "taiwan"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Defence & Security66%

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "military"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 170349Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “People’s Republic of China’s misinterpretation of the UN resolution 2758 and its continuous military provocations around Taiwan”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (488 for, 44 against, 37 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

488

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

444 votes

Turnout (cast)

569

Absent

154

Participation rate

78.7%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 142Against 0Abstain 6Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 100Against 3Abstain 1Absent 31

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 4Absent 11

Renew79 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

PfE81 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 7Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 15Against 14Abstain 8Absent 8

NI30 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 10Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France68
Germany60
Italy49
Poland46
Spain43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France82 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 60Against 13Abstain 6Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 10Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 7Abstain 2Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 1Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 2Abstain 3Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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