Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 438: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the issue of the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities was raised with the Chinese Government during the recent visit to that country. [10743/05]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my previous answers to questions relating to discussion of human rights issues during the visit of a Government delegation to China in January.

The question of Christians living in China was not specifically raised during the visit. However, the issue of human rights generally was raised both by the Taoiseach in his official discussions with Chinese leaders and by officials.