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<p>Ministers and senior officials regularly raise our serious concerns about the treatment
of Uyghurs in Xinjiang directly with the Chinese authorities, and will continue to
do so. During my most recent visit to China in July 2018, I raised our concerns with
my counterpart the Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Mr Field,
Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific raised our concerns with Vice Minister
Guo Yezhou during his visit to China on 22 July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We spoke publicly
about the situation in Xinjiang at the 40th UN Human Rights Council which took place
earlier this year. The Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion and Belief,
Lord Ahmad, raised our concerns during his opening address on 25 February. The UK
also spoke about Xinjiang during our “Item 4” national statement on 12 March, and
we co-sponsored a side event on “Protecting the fundamental freedoms in Xinjiang”
on 13 March.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, in our statement at China’s Universal Periodic
Review on 6 November, we made clear our concern about the treatment of Uyghurs in
China. The UK issued a specific recommendation to China that it implements the UN
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination’s recommendations on Xinjiang
and allows the UN to monitor the implementation.</p>
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