Liu Jianchao

(asked on 21st June 2023) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific was made aware of the human rights record of Mr Liu Jianchao ahead of her meeting with him on 20 June, specifically his responsibility for the Chinese Communist Party's operations known as "Fox Hunt" and "Sky Net".


Answered by
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 30th June 2023

The Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, attended the Great Britain-China Centre's Senior Leadership Forum on 20 June to provide opening remarks, and afterwards held a short bilateral meeting with Liu Jianchao, Head of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China. Minister Trevelyan was briefed in advance, and through her speech and in the bilateral meeting set out the UK's views on China's human rights violations, including in Xinjiang, and the erosion of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong.

The Government's approach is to engage constructively with China while steadfastly defending our national security and our values. Robust engagement to challenge human rights violations and stand up for the rights of the oppressed is at the core of the UK's diplomatic work around the world. We will continue to raise human rights issues directly with China.

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