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China: Human Rights

Commons · Question 33370 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in China on the treatment of (a) Falun Gong and (b) Shen Yun practitioners outside China.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 4 Mar 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...