UK/China Human Rights Dialogue (Hansard, 2 November 2001)

§ Mr. Stevenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will make a statement regarding the objectives and criteria for evaluation of the UK/China human rights dialogue. [10763]
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§ Mr. MacShane
The Government have identified a set of working objectives towards which we expect the dialogue process to work. They cover issues relating to the rule of law; engagement with UN mechanisms, political and religious rights; economic and social rights and the situation in Tibet.
These objectives, and the achievements of the dialogue process over the past year, are set out in the FCO annual human rights report.

§ Mr. Stevenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what issues the Government intends to raise with China regarding Tibet in the UK/China dialogue on 19 November. [10762]

§ Mr. MacShane
The 7^th round of the UK/China human rights dialogue will take place in London from 19–21 November.
The agenda for the dialogue has not yet been finalised. But we will express our concern over human rights conditions in Tibet and will continue to urge the chinese to open a dialogue with the Dalai Lama.
I raised our concerns about human rights and the rule of law in China in discussions with the Chinese Government in Beijing in September and in London last month.