Reuters
Date: March 11, 2019
TAIPEI (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador for religious freedom on Monday again urged China to give its
Sam Brownback, U.S. ambassador for International Religious Freedom, speaks at the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong, China, March 8, 2019. REUTERS/Yuyang Wang
people religious freedom, a move he said could help gain trust from self-ruled Taiwan, an island China considers its own.
Sam Brownback on Friday said in a speech in Hong Kong that China was waging “war with faith” and that it needed to respect the “sacred right” of people to worship, especially Muslims locked up in internment camps in Xinjiang.
On Monday, he addressed the issue of Taiwan which China considers a wayward province and has pledged to unite, by force if necessary.
“If they want to build some confidence in Taiwan, they should give religious freedom to their own people,” he told Reuters. “If they would give religious freedom to their own people, that would be noticeable.” [FULL STORY]
