The European Parliament is expected to pass a motion today pushing to formally freeze the European Investment Agreement with China in the wake of sanctions on EU lawmakers by Beijing.<br />'' <br />''According to Politico Magazine, the draft motion also calls on the European Union (EU) to step up coordination with the US to deal with China.<br />'' <br />''If passed, the vote is likely to deal a further blow to initial expectations that the deal could enter the ratification process in a few months' time.<br />'' <br />''Politico magazine reported that the draft was backed by the biggest political groupings.<br />'' <br />''The EU Parliament will vote to urge that any consideration of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, as well as any discussion on ratification by the European Parliament, have justifiably been frozen because the Chinese sanctions are in place.<br />'' <br />''Early this year, Brussels had announced sanctions against officials involved in China's gross human rights violations against its ethnic Uyghur minority in its northwest Xinjiang region.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Beijing retaliated with its own sanctions on 10 EU individuals including five Members of the European Parliament and four entities.</span><br />