Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 35258

China: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 4 March 2025
Answered: 10 March 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his EU counterparts on the use of AI in China to target and persecute religious people.

Answer

Catherine West
The Foreign Secretary has not discussed this specific issue with EU counterparts. However, he regularly discusses with likeminded partners a range of issues relating to China.