Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 121923

China: Christianity

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

James Naish

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to raise cases of detained Christian religious leaders with Chinese authorities.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The UK stands firm on human rights in China and we are concerned by recent reports of Christians being detained in China. We continue to monitor the situation closely and the Prime Minister raised human rights with President Xi when they met in January. T...

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