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<p>The freedom to practice, change or share one's faith or belief without discrimination
is a human right that all people, including Tibetan Buddhists, should enjoy. The UK
Government will continue to do all that we can to encourage freedoms of religious
and cultural expression in Tibet and across China. For example, we view the appointment
of the next Dalai Lama as a matter for the relevant religious authorities to decide
in line with those freedoms of religion and belief.</p><p>The UK Government consistently
raises human rights issues with the Chinese authorities - the Foreign Secretary did
so in February with China's Foreign Minister. We also regularly raise Tibet in multilateral
fora, for example, in January at China's Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human
Rights Council.</p>
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