Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 36840

China: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025

Question

Blair McDougall

LabourEast Renfrewshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of China's treatment of (a) Falun Gong, (b) The Church of Almighty God and (c) Christian prac

Answer

Catherine West
The environment for freedom of religion or belief in China is restrictive, which includes the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and Christians. This Government stands firm on human rights, including the right to freedom of religion or belief. We rai...

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