WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Sen. David Perdue of Georgia and a bipartisan group of 16 other senators in condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of religious minorities and actions to limit free expression and practice of faith in the People’s Republic of China. Joining Grassley and Perdue in this effort are U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, John Cornyn of Texas, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Ted Cruz of Texas, Steve Daines of Montana, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, Tim Kaine of Virginia, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mike Rounds of South Dakota, Marco Rubio of Florida, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Ron Wyden of Oregon.
“The persecution of religious minorities at the hands of some Chinese government officials is wrong and must stop,” Grassley said. “People, no matter where they live, should be able to freely express their religious beliefs. As we work with China on issues of trade and intellectual property, we need to also make fighting for religious liberty a central part of the United States’ relationship with China.”
“The Chinese Communist Party continues to engage in a violent crackdown on religion, employing tactics reminiscent of Mao’s Cultural Revolution,” Perdue said. “From burning Bibles and demolishing Christian churches to the mass internment of hundreds of thousands of Uighur Muslims, the Chinese government is inflicting terror on its own people. The United States must condemn these egregious human rights abuses. I urge my colleagues to work alongside President Trump and Secretary Pompeo to hold them accountable.”
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