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US Accuses China of Intensifying Religious Repression

Nike Ching

   An annual U.S. government report finds religious freedom under assault
   throughout the world, notably in what the State Department calls
   Countries of Particular Concern -- China, Iran, North Korea among
   others.

   "In China, state-sponsored repression against all religions continues
   to intensify. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is now ordering
   religious organizations to obey CCP leadership and infuse communist
   dogma into their teachings and practice of their faith," said Secretary
   of State Mike Pompeo in a Wednesday press briefing on the release of
   the State Department's [1]2019 Report on International Religious
   Freedom.

   The report comes after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an
   [2]executive order on June 2 to advance international religious
   freedom, instructing the State Department and the U.S. Agency for
   International Development to "develop a plan to prioritize
   international religious freedom" and to "budget at least $50 million
   per fiscal year for programs that advance international religious
   freedom."

References

   1. https://preview.state.gov/reports/2019-report-on-international-religious-freedom/
   2. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-advancing-international-religious-freedom/

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