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<p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is concerned by the arrest and detention of
John Cao and will raise his case at the next round of the UK/China Human Rights Dialogue.
We remain concerned by the restrictions placed on Christianity and other religions
in China, that include individuals being harassed or detained for their beliefs. The
freedom to practise, change or share ones faith or belief without discrimination or
violent opposition is a human right that all people should enjoy. We believe that
societies which aim to guarantee freedom of religion or belief are more stable, prosperous
and resilient against violent extremism.</p><p>We are robust in raising the full range
of our human rights concerns with the Chinese authorities. We raised our concerns
over restriction of freedom of religion or belief as part of China’s Universal Periodic
Review in November 2018, and in our 27 June 2018 statement at the UN Human Rights
Council.</p><p></p>
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