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Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., is seen receiving the 2017 "Cedars of God" award during the annual In Defense of Christians Summit in Washington. In July 14, 2021, address to the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, Smith said China's leader Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party have exponentially increased persecution against religious believers "in ways not seen since the Cultural Revolution." (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)

Genocide charges 'must be pursued,' Smith says at religious freedom summit

Mark Pattison|Jul 15, 2021|3 Min Read

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Senate passes legislation restricting imports from Uyghur forced labor

Catholic News Agency|Jul 15, 2021|3 Min Read

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China unveils 3-child policy amid sharp drop in births

Catholic News Agency|May 31, 2021|3 Min Read

A woman prays during Holy Thursday Mass March 29, 2018, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters via CNS)

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Clergy arrested as week of prayer for China begins

Elise Ann Allen|May 25, 2021|4 Min Read

A woman prays during Holy Thursday Mass March 29, 2018, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters via CNS)

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U.S. bishop echoes cardinal’s call for prayers for the people of China

Catholic News Service|May 23, 2021|2 Min Read

Signs for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games are seen at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing April 1, 2021. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said at a hearing May 18 the U.S. and other countries should boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing diplomatically because of China's human rights abuses. She and others testifying said participating countries should send only their athletes -- but no diplomatic delegation that could lend legitimacy to the Games. (CNS photo/Tingshu Wang, Reuters)

Hearing mulls 2022 Winter Olympic boycott over China human rights record

Julie Asher|May 20, 2021|5 Min Read

A cross atop a Catholic church in Tianjin, China, is seen silhouetted against the sun. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters via CNS)

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China’s new oversight body fuels fears about religious freedom

Elise Ann Allen|May 3, 2021|5 Min Read

Vice president Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., listen to President Joe Biden addresses to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington April 28, 2021. (CNS photo/Jim Watson, Pool via Reuters)

'America is on the move again,' Biden says in address to nation

Rhina Guidos|Apr 29, 2021|5 Min Read

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U.S. sanctions Chinese officials connected to ‘genocide’ of Uyghurs

Catholic News Agency|Mar 23, 2021|3 Min Read

A woman prays during Holy Thursday Mass March 29, 2018, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing. Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, Myanmar, head of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, has designated May 23-30 as a week of prayer for China. (CNS photo/Damir Sagolj, Reuters)

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Cardinal sets week of prayer for all people in China

Catholic News Service|Mar 16, 2021|2 Min Read

Sen. Marco Rubio. (Christopher Halloran/Shutterstock via CNA)

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Senator Rubio: China is depriving Uyghurs of their 'humanity'

Christine Rousselle|Mar 11, 2021|3 Min Read

Anthony Blinken, President Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of state, speaks during his confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington Jan. 19, 2021. Blinken told a Senate committee he agreed outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that China was committing genocide against Uighur Muslims and other minorities. (CNS photo/Graeme Jennings, pool via Reuters)

US/Vatican ties may change under Biden, but probably not on China

John L. Allen Jr.|Jan 25, 2021|5 Min Read

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