China: Ethnic Groups
(asked on 21st June 2021) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss the monitoring and harassment of (1) Uyghurs, (2) Hong Kong citizens, and (3) other groups in the UK, by the government of China with the Chinese Ambassador to the UK.
Answered by
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 5th July 2021
We are concerned by reports that members of certain Chinese diaspora groups are being harassed by Chinese authorities, have raised the matter directly with the Chinese Embassy in London, and will continue to do so as appropriate. The FCDO is monitoring the situation closely.