Xinjiang: Forced Labour Debate
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Lord Balfe
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Xinjiang: Forced Labour
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)
My Lords, I can assure the noble Baroness that human rights are a key consideration in our discussions on bilateral trade agreements.
Lord Balfe (Con)
My Lords, as I have said in this Chamber before, we have to look at the broader picture when it comes to China. The Belt and Road initiative is about a very different China’s place in the world. We need to pull ourselves together with the United States and Europe and take a common position. How are we going to get people on the ground to see what is going on? The Chinese are not allowing anyone in. Unless they do, we will not find out. We could not even find out what was going on in Leicester, which is in our own country. We must find a way of putting people on the ground in the province.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)
My Lords, I agree with my noble friend. China is part of the international community. We continue to state the point he has articulated so strongly through all our multilateral fora engagements.