China: 38th Human Rights Dialogue with the European Union takes p... 1 of 4 https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/china-38th-human-rights-dialogue-e... The Diplomatic Service of the European Union EEAS > China: 38th Human Rights Dialogue with the European Union takes place in Brussels China: 38th Human Rights Dialogue with the European Union takes place in Brussels  17.02.2023  Brussels  EEAS Press Team The 38th session of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue was held in Brussels on 17 February 2023. The EU and China welcomed the re-opening of this dedicated channel of communication on human rights issues during President Michel’s visit to China on 1 December 2022. The dialogue included an in-depth exchange of views on human rights developments both in the EU and in China. The EU expressed serious concern at the persistent restrictions on the exercise of fundamental freedoms, use of forced labour, limits on due process rights and lack of judicial independencein China. In doing so, the EU highlighted the particularly vulnerable situation of Uyghurs, Tibetans and persons belonging to religious, ethnic and linguistic minorities across the country. The EU referred to the report issued by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, underscoring the urgency of implementing the recommendations included in the report. The EU also referred to the deterioration in the situation of freedom of peaceful assembly and association, and freedom of expression in Hong Kong. China focused on the situation and treatment of refugees and migrants in the EU and manifestations of racism and xenophobia in the EU. China and the EU agreed on the importance of achieving globally and domestically the full realisation of economic, social and cultural rights. The EU highlighted that this realisation should happen on an equal basis with civil and political rights, and recalled that human rights, whether civil, cultural, economic, political or social, are equally importantand equally necessary to protect human dignity. It also reaffirmed that the full respect for human rights 21/10/2025, 16:52