UK parliament discusses how to take action against China in support of Uyghur Muslims

[Tim the plumber]

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House of Commons

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On Tuesday 12 January 2021, MPs questioned the Government on the use of Uyghur Muslims as forced labour in Xinjiang, China. These questions followed a ministerial statement from Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab MP.


Watch the statement and questions: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/b50276c3-6616-42e9-9e30-85611eb21119?in=12:40:16&out=13:50:21
Read the transcript: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commo...2-4A47-B2D6-BBBEE0A99B76/XinjiangForcedLabour

Lots of words. Not much action.

 

[bluesmoke]

Perhaps the UK should announce the Uyghur Muslims are allowed refugee status in the UK. Same with the US, now that Trump is gone.

 

[Tim the plumber]

Perhaps the UK should announce the Uyghur Muslims are allowed refugee status in the UK. Same with the US, now that Trump is gone.

I don't think that would help, and I hope they are already.

China will not allow their slaves out.

 

[Lord Tammerlain]

I don't think that would help, and I hope they are already.

China will not allow their slaves out.

8 million people out of 1.35 billion, some of whom have adopted radical Islam.

I expect if the UK wanted to take them permanently China would gladly let them go to the UK