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Senator Brown
asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister, upon notice, on 22 August 2003:
With regard to the Prime Minister's recent visit to China to meet the new Chinese leaders: Did the Prime Minister discuss human rights issues pertaining to the abuse and incarceration of Tibetans and/or Falun Dafa practitioners; if not, what attempt has been made to inform the Chinese leadership of Australia's condemnation of human rights abuses.
Senator Hill (Minister for Defence)
—The Prime Minister has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:
During my visit to China the Chinese Government raised with me the issue of Falun Gong protesters in Australia. I said that Falun Gong had the right to protest in accordance with Australian law.
The Australian Government recently addressed a wide range of concerns about human rights in China at the seventh bilateral Human Rights Dialogue held in Beijing in July/August this year, including the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners and human rights in Tibet. Concerns about Tibet were further raised in detail when the Australian delegation to the Dialogue visited Lhasa for discussions with local officials.