A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bicameral bill that would impose strict sanctions on Chinese officials connected to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) persecution of religious groups.
Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.) led the legislative effort in introducing the Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act on Oct. 27, which marked the 26th anniversary of International Religious Freedom Day.
“China’s disdain for religious freedom is not new. It is an ongoing and brutal pattern of abuse that must be met with steadfast American strength,” Budd said in a statement.
“As the leader of the free world, the United States must promote religious freedom around the world and hold China’s authoritarian regime responsible for decades of persecution targeting Christians and other religious minorities….