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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 16, 2025 \/ 16:11 pm (CNA).<\/p>\n

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) at an Oct. 16 hearing heard recommendations from lawmakers and advocates for addressing \u201csevere violations of religious freedom\u201d by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).<\/p>\n

\u201cFor decades the U.S. government has been a leader for combating China\u2019s religious freedom violations,\u201d said Asif Mahmood, vice chair of the commission. He said it \u201chas sanctioned Chinese government officials\u201d and \u201csupported independent media and nongovernment organizations denouncing violations.\u201d<\/p>\n

USCIRF \u201curges the U.S. government to continue prioritizing religious freedom by designating China as a country of particular concern, raising religious freedom issues with Chinese officials, and supporting independent civil society,\u201d Mahmood continued. He said the U.S. \u201ccannot afford to sit on the sidelines on this issue\u201d because \u201cthe lives and well-being of millions are at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said under the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the CCP imposed mandates that \u201creflect socialist core values and push to harmonize religion with party-approved Chinese culture.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a religious organization to even exist in China, that organization must apply for and obtain a permit from the government,\u201d Risch said. But the government has \u201cforcibly eradicated religious elements that are not in line with the CCP\u2019s agenda.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

This includes \u201cdestroying access [to] churches and replacing images of Jesus Christ with Xi Jinping,\u201d Risch said. \u201cChina jails thousands of practicing Muslims, Buddhists, and Christians each year for their religious beliefs, with many subjected to forced indoctrination and torture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Risch said the aftermath of the country\u2019s \u201cphony\u201d national security law meant \u201cHong Kong authorities targeted pro-democracy religious groups and activists like Jimmy Lai <\/a>\u2014 a devout Catholic who has tragically been denied holy Communion in prison.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, said American leadership must continue to be \u201ccritical in denouncing persecution of Christians and other religious groups around the world.\u201d It is crucial because the CCP \u201chas no interest in protecting freedom of religion \u2026 it continues to restrict religious practice, destroy churches, and imprison religious minorities,\u201d Budd said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day, they torture and target Uyghurs, Thibetans, Catholics, Protestants, and Falun Gong practitioners. The spirit of religious persecution is evidence of the CCP\u2019s disregard for human life and natural law,\u201d Budd said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil China changes course, it should be the policy of the United States to hold them accountable for their severe violations of religious freedom,\u201d Budd said. The U.S. should continue to designate China as a country of particular concern, he said.<\/p>\n

Other speakers, including Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Massachusetts, said the U.S. must protect religious liberty within its own nation as it works to help other countries. He asked: \u201cHow can Americans expect to be taken seriously on the world stage if our leaders are failing to defend religious freedom here at home?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, said: \u201cThe CCP doesn\u2019t just threaten American interests. It threatens the very idea that human beings are born free, the truth exists beyond the reach of the state, and that no government can claim ownership of the soul.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder Xi Jinping, the CCP has declared war on faith itself. Across China today, the party is carrying out the most systematic campaign of religious persecution since the Cultural Revolution,\u201d Moolenaar said. \u201cThey call it sinicization of religion, but what it really means is subjugation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Panelists and suggestions<\/h2>\n

Annie Boyajian, speaking on behalf of Freedom House,<\/a> an organization dedicated to fighting for democracy and human rights, told the commission that \u201cfirst and foremost,\u201d Freedom House agrees that China should be redesignated as a country of particular concern when it comes to religious freedom threats.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndividuals can face up to 14 years in prison for knowing that someone has committed so-called treason \u2026 meaning that priests could be forced to choose between going to jail or divulging information shared with them by parishioners during confession,\u201d Boyajian said.<\/p>\n

Freedom House maintains \u201ca global database that documents direct physical incidents of transnational repression, and 22% of the cases \u2026 documented since 2014 were committed by the Chinese government,\u201d Boyajian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These instances include \u201cunlawful deportations, assaults, and harassment in 30 countries as well as surveillance, intimidation, coercion of family members, mobility controls, detention, and interval abuse,\u201d Boyajian said. \u201cReligious and ethnic minorities are prime targets for transnational repression.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe U.S. government should work to expose transnational oppression by coordinating with allies to monitor, document, and counter China\u2019s unlawful deportations, harassment of diaspora communities, and abuse of Interpol red notices, and take special care to not facilitate the perpetration of transnational repression,\u201d Boyajian said.<\/p>\n

Boyajian offered a number of other recommendations to the committee, including that the U.S. \u201cwork to enforce accountability\u201d by \u201cimposing targeted sanctions on officials and entities responsible for a severe religious persecution.\u201d She also suggested that policymakers \u201cstrengthen asylum protections and humanitarian pathways\u201d for those facing religious persecution.<\/p>\n

Corey Jackson, a Presbyterian pastor from Kerry, North Carolina, who previously lived in China, recounted his experience: \u201cThe CCP attempts to control every aspect of life, including the freedom of religion of Christians.\u201d<\/p>\n

He explained that for Christians, \u201cbuilding or renting spaces for churches is prohibited, and Bibles cannot be sold in bookstores or made publicly available.\u201d Leaders within unregistered churches \u201care particularly vulnerable,\u201d he said, and are often placed under house arrest or imprisoned on broad national security charges such as subversion of power.<\/p>\n

Jackson asked the commission and the U.S. government to \u201cexert pressure on the CCP\u201d to release political prisoners arrested for their faith including Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri and the other 21 prisoners arrested last week at an underground church. He also recommended that Congress impose religious freedom tariffs on China alongside other economic tariffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Boyajian said that \u201cdespite China\u2019s religious persecution, millions of believers continue to practice their faith, often at immense personal risk.\u201d <\/p>\n

She added: \u201cTheir resilience reminds us that religious freedom is not a secondary concern. It is central to human dignity, to civil society, and to the defense of democracy worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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