(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, APRIL 14 - The diplomatic representation of the EU and Beijing has protested with the Chinese Foreign Ministry over the arrest of some rights activists and lawyers who were supposed to meet with European officials.
"Yu Wensheng and Xu Yan were arrested by the Chinese authorities on their way to the EU delegation", while "Wang Quanzhang, WangYu and Bao Longjun are under house arrest", reads the EU delegation's Twitter account.
"We have asked the Chinese authorities for the immediate and unconditional release of the activists," a European Commission spokeswoman said.
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