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Answer given by High Representative/Vice-President Borrellon behalf of the European CommissionQuestion reference: E-007102/2020 The European Union (EU) has been following very closely the cases of the twelve individuals from Hong Kong, detained at sea by the Chinese authorities in August 2020. The EU Delegation in Beijing was in touch with EU Member States and like-minded countries who attempted to participate in the trials of the ten individuals in Shenzhen. However, as mentioned in the High Representative/Vice-President (HR/VP) Spokesperson Statement of 29 December 2020, diplomatic representatives were unable to attend the court proceedings and the attendance of relatives of the detained...
