Jean Asselborn , the foreign minister of Luxembourg , which holds the revolving presidency of the European Union , said the delegation had told Chinese officials that '' Europe encouraged China to make progress on human rights '' to smooth the way for lifting the ban , which has been in place since 1989 and has become a sore point in China-European relations .
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