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<p>The UK has played a leading international role in holding China to account for
its human rights violations in Xinjiang. Most recently, in October, alongside Germany
we brought together a total of 39 countries to express grave concern at the situation
in Xinjiang in a joint statement at the UN Third Committee. We have engaged more than
50 countries on this issue in recent months. The Foreign Secretary has raised our
serious concerns directly with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister and State
Councillor Wang Yi on a number of occasions this year. FCDO officials regularly engage
business and other stakeholders including trade bodies to raise awareness of China's
human rights violations, and underline our view that businesses must take steps to
ensure their supply chains are free of forced labour. We continue to urge all UK businesses
to conduct due diligence on their supply chains and are taking steps to strengthen
supply chain transparency under the Modern Slavery Act.</p>
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