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<p>The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom's hearing on 14 December
further highlights China's ongoing human rights violations.</p><p>The environment
for freedom of religion or belief across China is very restrictive, including the
persecution of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners and others
on the grounds of their religion or belief.</p><p>We work within the UN, OSCE, Council
of Europe, International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance and other international
organisations and networks to promote and protect FoRB for all where it is threatened.</p><p>More
broadly, we regularly raise the human rights situation in China directly with the
Chinese authorities at the highest levels. Most recently, the Foreign Secretary did
so in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart on 20 September.</p>
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