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<p>We remain deeply concerned about the persecution of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists,
Falun Gong practitioners and others on the grounds of their religion or belief in
China. The freedom to practice, change or share ones faith or belief without discrimination
or violent opposition is a human right that all people should enjoy. We believe that
societies which aim to guarantee freedom of religion or belief are more stable, prosperous
and more resilient against violent extremism.</p><p> </p><p>We regularly raise these
concerns with the Chinese Government. I raised the situation in Xinjiang, where amongst
other things we have serious concerns about restrictions on freedom of religion or
belief, during my visit to China in late July. The Foreign Secretary also raised our
concerns about Xinjiang during his visit to China on 30 July.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly,
we raised restrictions on freedom of religion or belief with the Chinese authorities
at the UK/China Human Rights Dialogue which took place in Beijing in June 2017, and
in our statement at the UN Human Rights Council on 27 June 2018.</p><p></p>
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