34th EU-China Dialogue on Human Rights | EEAS 1 of 3 https://www.eeas.europa.eu/node/4594_en The Diplomatic Service of the European Union EEAS > Search in the EEAS archive > 34th EU-China Dialogue on Human Rights THIS CONTENT HAS BEEN ARCHIVED 34th EU-China Dialogue on Human Rights  02.12.2015 On 30 November and 1 December 2015, the European Union and the People's Republic of China held the 34th round of the EU-China Dialogue on Human Rights in Beijing. The delegation of the European Union was led by Mr Ugo Astuto, Acting Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific in the European External Action Service. The Chinese delegation was led by Mr Li Junhua, Director-General for International Organisations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Both sides consider human rights to be an important part of their bilateral relations, as recognised in the Joint Statement adopted during the 2015 EU-China Summit, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of EU-China diplomatic relations. For the past 20 years, human rights dialogues have provided an opportunity for the EU and China to engage in indepth discussions on human rights and it is hoped that the dialogue will continue to mature. The 34th EU-China human rights dialogue allowed the two sides to have a detailed exchange of views on a wide range of human rights issues. The EU raised, in particular, concerns about recent developments in China, such as pending legislation on national security issues (counter-terrorism, cybersecurity and the administration of overseas nongovernmental organisations), the right to adequate housing and reform of the Hukou system, the rights of persons belonging to minorities, especially in Tibet and Xinjiang, freedom of religion or belief, off-line and on-line freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly and association, the due process of law, arbitrary detention, torture and the death penalty. The European Union also articulated its concern at the ongoing 28/10/2025, 17:11