China: Uyghurs
Commons · Question 28114 · Tabled 3 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last made representations to his Chinese counterpart on the persecution of Uyghur Muslims.
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 6 Feb 2025
This Government stands firm on human rights, including in Xinjiang, where China continues to persecute and arbitrarily detain Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities. The Foreign Secretary has raised this in every meeting with his Chinese counte...