Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 105711

China: Detainees

Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 22 January 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Chinese government on the detention and forcible disappearance of Gao Zhisheng and other religious leaders.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The UK Government is aware of reports concerning the disappearance of Gao Zhisheng and other religious leaders. We continue to follow developments closely and regularly raise human rights concerns with the Chinese authorities.We remain committed to promot...
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