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<p>The Foreign Secretary spoke to State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi about
the coronavirus outbreak on 28 January, including the extensive measures being taken
by China to contain the virus, and the evacuation of British Nationals from Hubei
province. The Foreign Secretary did not discuss the treatment of Uyghurs detained
in Xinjiang during the call. However, we regularly raise our concerns about the human
rights situation in Xinjiang, including the extra-judicial detention of over a million
Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in “political re-education camps”, with the Chinese
authorities at senior levels. Most recently, our Ambassador to China raised our concerns
with Vice Foreign Minister Qin Gang on 24 December 2019.</p><p></p>
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