4 12 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation withregardtoglobalgovernanceinthe managementof “ Weltinnenpolitik ” ( globaldomesticpolicy ) .Withrisingstrengthcomerisingresponsibilities , but thereverseisalsotrue.WeallhaveaninterestinparticipatinginUNpeace keepingmissionsorfightinginsecurity — forexample , intheseasaroundthe HornofAfrica.ItisencouragingthatAsianstatesarenow moreoutspokenin theircriticismsofandengagementinsuchsituationsas Myanmar.Chinahas comearoundtotheviewthatallshouldencourageprogresstowardsdemocracy , lestitbecomeadangertosecurityandstabilityintheregion. Withregardtothenew Human Rights Council ( HRC ) or UN anti corruptionconventions , nooneshouldbeallowedto makeadeclamatoryand acclamatorymockeryofwhatwasmeanttobeaconstructivelearningprocessof bestpractices.RecentbadexperiencespointtotheHRCaspossiblyafailing institution.SimilardeplorabletrendswereseenintheThirdCommitteeofthe UNGA , andalltooobviousattacksoncountryresolutions.Thereareother , moreencouragingexamples , however:theEU welcomedtheAssociationof SouthEastAsian Nations ( ASEAN ) fortheestablishmentoftheTermsof Referenceforthe new Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights ( AICHR ) on20July2009 , whichisagoodbasisfromwhichfuturepartnership couldevolve. Also , thepeopleoftheworldwillnotunderstandifsomecountriesobstruct progresswithregardtothe UN Conventionagainstcorruption.Corruption distortsthecriteriabywhichpublicpoliciesarechosen , andtherebyundermines theefficiency , efficacyandtransparencyofthosepolicies.Corruptionisequally perniciousamongindividualcitizens , weakeningthebasictrustthatisatthecore of mostconceptions ofrobust , highquality democracy.Politicalcorruption mattersmoreindemocraciesthaninotherregimetypesbecauseiterodestwo basicpillarsofdemocraticregimes:theequalityofcitizensandtheopennessof decisionmaking.Butthoughcorruptionexistseverywhere , itseffectsaremore dramaticthepooreracountryis.Wemustcooperateonthefullimplementation oftheUNConventionagainstTransnationalOrganizedCrimeandsupplementary protocolsonthefightagainstorganisedcrimeandthe UN Conventionagainst Corruption. Otherareasforcooperationshouldbementioned , notasashoppinglistbut becausetheyhaveobviouspotentialfortrilateralormultilateralcooperation. Clearly , therehasrecentlybeenatrendawayfrom multilateralsolutionsand agreementsandtheinfluenceoftheEUhasdecreasedasanormsettingpower. ThegeneralcarrotbasedapproachoftheEUasasoftpowershouldalsobe underlined , withitsoffersofassistanceandrespectforthesovereigntyof
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