Australia: Foreign Affairs Department Is Concerned about Practitioner Ms. Zeng Aihua, Jailed in Shanghai

In a letter to Australian citizen Chen Muhan, the Australian Foreign Affair Department expressed their concern about Ms. Chen's mother, Ms. Zeng Aihua, a Falun Gong practitioner and resident of Hong Kong, who is illegally jailed in Shanghai.

The letter states:

"The Australian Government remains concerned about your mother's detention and well-being, and has made inquiries with Chinese authorities about your mother's case through our Consulate-General in Shanghai. As you know, we also brought up her situation as a case of concern during our annual Human Rights Dialog with China in July. We will continue to make inquiries on your mother's behalf in the hope that our inquiries will assist in bringing about a positive outcome for your family.

"We are particularly concerned that you and your family members have not had contact with your mother since May. Accordingly, we have asked our Consulate-General in Shanghai to make further inquiries on humanitarian grounds, about your mother's case, asking for information on her situation and that the relevant authorities allow family members to visit her."