Baroness Chapman of Darlington, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL403):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government what security concerns they raised during the meeting between the Foreign Secretary and the Foreign Minister of China at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting held in Vientiane on 26 July, and whether they discussed the use of Chinese surveillance technology in the UK, the presence of Chinese intelligence agents in the Palace of Westminster, the infiltration by China of research programmes in British Universities, and China’s military threats against Taiwan during this meeting. (HL403)
Tabled on: 29 July 2024
Answer:
Baroness Chapman of Darlington:
On 26 July, the Foreign Secretary met China’s Director of Foreign Affairs Commission Office and Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting in Vientiane, Laos. The Foreign Secretary outlined this government’s vision for a long-term, consistent and strategic approach to UK-China relations. He set out that the government would cooperate where we can, compete where needed and challenge where we must. The Foreign Secretary made clear the UK would always stand firm in prioritising our national security and set out the government’s position on Taiwan.
Date and time of answer: 08 Aug 2024 at 11:47.-
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Baroness Chapman of Darlington, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL402):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government what human rights concerns they raised during the meeting between the Foreign Secretary and the Foreign Minister of China at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting held in Vientiane on 26 July, and whether they raised the case of Jimmy Lai and the imprisonment of pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong, and the reported genocide of Uyghur Muslims in China during this meeting. (HL402)
Tabled on: 29 July 2024
Answer:
Baroness Chapman of Darlington:
On 26 July, the Foreign Secretary met China’s Director of Foreign Affairs Commission Office and Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting in Vientiane, Laos. The Foreign Secretary outlined this government’s vision for a long-term, consistent and strategic approach to UK-China relations. He set out that the government would cooperate where we can, compete where needed and challenge where we must. The Foreign Secretary made clear this government will stand firm in its support for upholding human rights, underlined the importance of Hong Kong to the UK and raised the case of British national Jimmy Lai.
Date and time of answer: 08 Aug 2024 at 11:48.
