Sense of Congress regarding promotion of religious freedom in the People’s Republic of China

It is the sense of Congress that the United States should promote religious freedom in the People’s Republic of China by— (1) designating the People’s Republic of China as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under section 402(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A)(ii)) as long as the Government of the People’s Republic of China continues to engage in particularly severe violations of religious freedom (as defined in section 3 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6402)); (2) strengthening diplomacy relating to religious freedom on behalf of Christians and other religious minorities facing restrictions in the People’s Republic of China, including through the widespread engagement of international partners to combat abuses of religious freedom committed by the Government of the People’s Republic of China; (3) raising the cases of religious and political prisoners at the highest levels with officials of the People’s Republic of China; (4) calling on the Government of the People’s Republic of China to unconditionally release all unjustly detained religious and political prisoners and ensure that detainees who have not yet been released are treated humanely with— (A) access to family, the legal counsel of their choice, independent medical care, and international monitoring mechanisms; and (B) the ability to practice their faith while in detention; and (5) encouraging the global faith community to speak in solidarity with oppressed religious groups in the People’s Republic of China.