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<p>We have serious concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang and the Chinese
Government’s deepening crackdown; including credible reports of re-education camps
and widespread surveillance and restrictions targeted at ethnic minorities.</p><p>During
China’s Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council on 6 November, the
UK made a statement which described our concern about the treatment of ethnic minorities
in China, including Uyghurs. We issued a specific recommendation, calling on China
to implement the recommendations by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination on Xinjiang, and to allow the UN to monitor the implementation. We
also raised our concerns about Xinjiang in our Item 4 statement at the September UN
Human Rights Council, and we supported the statement of 26 October by the European
External Action Service highlighting concerns about Xinjiang.</p><p>I raised our concerns
about Xinjiang with Vice Minister Guo Yezhou during my visit to China on 22 July 2018.
The Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, also raised our concerns about the region
with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to China
on 30 July 2018.</p>
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