In terms of the consular services we can provide to people who are arbitrarily detained—and we call this case an arbitrary detention because of the timing of it, because of the decision to order Mr. Schellenberg's retrial, because of the public comments that were made by China's prosecutor general in terms of the circumstances of the detention—we are using every avenue available through our consular services to advocate for their well-being, to provide consular services directly through our visits, and also to develop the consular plans and strategies that inform the whole-of-government approach.
On February 4th, 2020. See this statement in context.