34th EU-China Dialogue on Human Rights | EEAS 2 of 3 https://www.eeas.europa.eu/node/4594_en detention of a number of human rights lawyers and activists who were arrested in July and August 2015. Furthermore, some 20 individual cases were raised in the context of the discussion about China's human rights situation to illustrate EU concerns, including those of Liu Xiaobo, Ilham Tohti, Hada, Pu Zhiqiang, Xu Zhiyong, Gao Zhisheng, Wang Yu and her son, Bao Zhuoxuan. The EU also acknowledged the announcement of the decision to release Gao Yu on medical parole. The exchange about recent developments in the European Union began with an introduction on the 2014 European Commission report on the implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The Chinese side raised the issues of migrants’ protection, xenophobia and religious discrimination in the EU. Cooperation in international fora and the implementation of recommendations from international bodies, in particular those made during China’s recent review by the Committee Against Torture, were also raised. Two further issues specific to this dialogue were discussed, namely the social integration of migrant workers in China and refugees and asylum-seekers in Europe and, secondly, environmental protection and human rights, with a special emphasis on the role of civil society organisations, the importance of freedom of expression and unimpeded access to information. The Human Rights Dialogue was followed by a series of meetings with the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the State Administration for Ethnic Affairs and field visits to the Research centre for Women’s human rights at the China Women’s University and Beijing Zhicheng Legal Aid Centre for Rural Migrant Workers. Category: Press releases Location: Bruxelles Editorial sections: EEAS Asia China 28/10/2025, 17:11