"U.S.-China Tensions Escalate as Human Rights Take Center Stage: Ahead of the highly anticipated meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Trump, human rights advocates are calling on the U.S. to take a firm stance against China's growing repression of religious freedom. With reports of widespread persecution and censorship targeting Christians, Muslims, and other minority groups, the U.S. must put the voices of persecuted Chinese believers at the forefront of its human rights engagement. By taking concrete actions to support religious freedom, the U.S. can send a powerful message to China that its brutal crackdown on faith will not be tolerated. As the two leaders sit down to discuss trade, security, and other pressing issues, the fate of China's persecuted minority communities hangs in the balance."
As President Xi Jinping and President Trump meet, the U.S. must respond to China's repression of religion by putting persecuted Chinese believers at the center of U.S. human-rights engagement and taking concrete actions to support religious freedom.
