The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) war on faith demands decisive U.S. action, witnesses told a U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) hearing on Oct. 16.
Commission Chair Vicky Hartzler called Beijing’s campaign “systematic,” aimed at subjugating faith communities—from house-church Christians to Uyghur Muslims and Tibetan Buddhists.
“In the People’s Republic of China, there is only one entity that the government allows unwavering faithful devotion to, and that is the Chinese Communist Party,” Hartzler said.
Citizens must “adopt and enthusiastically profess their love and support of the Chinese Communist Party,” she stated, while those prioritizing faith or tradition are “considered a threat.”…