
The UK Foreign Office Minister, Mr Denis MacShane, wrote to the Falun Gong Association (UK) on 13 September expressing the deep concern of the UK government at the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese regime. He described the actions of the UK government during the past two years, including the strong public criticism made by Foreign Office Minister John Battle at a UN meeting in March this year, of the Chinese regime's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. He said, "The Chinese authorities can be in no doubt about the strength of our feelings on this important issue." The full text of the letter is as follows: