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Distributed by ChinaAid, October, 2015 ...
LONDON, ENGLAND – During sessions in both the House of Lords and the House of Commons on Thursday, the state of human rights and religious freedom in China, as well as specific high profile cases, were discussed, coinciding with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s U.K. visit.
In the House of Lords, the British parliament’s upper house, Lord David Alton, with whom China Aid Founder and President Bob Fu met on Tuesday, raised several Chinese human rights cases by name. Alton also specifically mentioned the name of Chinese rights advocate and blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, in order to demonstrate to Chinese leaders that the U.K.’s stance on human rights and religious freedom would not be compromised during Xi’s visit. ...
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