The Chinese Communist Party continues to be a “glaring example” of a regime that represses its citizens from exercising religious liberty, according to Rashad Hussain, the U.S. Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom.
“Far too many governments remain undeterred of their repression of their citizens. It comes as no surprise that the People’s Republic of China is a glaring example here,” he said in remarks on June 2 unveiling a 2,000-page State Department report on world religious freedom, 140 pages of which are dedicated to China.
The annual report painted a bleak picture for China’s religious believers, who live under constant threat of punishment for exercising their rights, with religious venues shut down and adherents jailed for distributing materials about their beliefs….