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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 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 freedom of religion or belief 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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