Extramarital affairs aren't illegal in China, but they run counter to the party's stipulation that officials must uphold high moral standards.

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But, if the main objective is to draw all European countries into dialogue, that will not in practice be compatible with the maintenance of uniformly high moral and political standards for membership.

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