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China: Falun Gong

Commons · Question 30114 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 14 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle (a) propaganda, (b) disinformation, (c) persecution and (d) other forms of transnational repression by the Chinese Commu

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 14 Feb 2025

Within China, the environment for freedom of religion or belief is restrictive, which includes the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. This government will work to uphold the right to freedom of religion and belief for all abroad, for example through...