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<p>On 26 September during an Urgent Question on Hong Kong I set out the UK’s serious
concerns about the credible reports of over a million Uyghur Muslims being held in
so-called “re-education camps”. As I stated in the House, we will continue to ensure
that these concerns are expressed directly with Chinese authorities. We also raise
the issue multilaterally: the UK recently co-hosted an event on Xinjiang at the UN
General Assembly where the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations,
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, called for China to allow UN observers unfettered
access to the region. The former Foreign Secretary highlighted our concerns about
Xinjiang with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his last
visit to China. The former Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific did the same
with Vice Minister Guo Yezhou during his last visit to China.</p>
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