The United States has joined 14 nations in issuing a joint statement calling for the immediate release of all individuals unjustly detained by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for exercising their fundamental freedom.
The statement highlights the CCP’s persistent use of detention, forced labor, mass surveillance, and restrictions on religious and cultural expression, calling these practices a cause for concern.
“We share ongoing deep concerns about serious violations occurring in China,” reads the statement released by the United States Mission to the United Nations on Nov. 21.
“Ethnic and religious minority groups—particularly Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities, Christians, Tibetans, Falun Gong practitioners, and others—have faced targeted repression, including through separation of children from families in boarding schools, torture, and the destruction of cultural heritage.”…