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In the Media

The Persecution of Faith in China

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

In the Media

May 7, 2026

In the Media

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping hold talks at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump’s China Trip Offers a Golden Chance to Inspire Freedom

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Commentary

May 7, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

pro-democracy activist hangs a yellow banner with the message "Free All Political Prisoners" during a protest in Hong Kong. Pro-democracy activist Koo Sze-yiu stages a protest in Hong Kong, against the National Security Law (NSL) and demanding the release of all the political prisoners in Hong Kong. (Photo by Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

A pro-democracy activist hangs a yellow banner with the message “Free All Political Prisoners” during a protest in Hong Kong, 0n December 11, 2021. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Why President Trump Should Bring Home Political Prisoners From China

Olivia Enos

Senior Fellow

Olivia Enos

Commentary

May 7, 2026

Commentary

3 Min Read

People carry Israeli and American flags during the United for Israel march, led by the Pursuit NW Christian Church, on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington, on May 12, 2024. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Christian Zionism, the “Israel Lobby” Myth, and the Psychology of Antisemitism

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Podcast

May 4, 2026

Podcast

A general view of a cross on the buidling of the Ekklesiyar Yan'uwa a Nigeria (EYN) Local Church Council (LLC) wulari Jerusalem church in Maiduguri on December 27, 2025. (Photo by Audu MARTE / AFP via Getty Images)

A general view of a cross on the building of a Local Church Council in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on December 27, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Centrality of Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Commentary

Apr 29, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

A partial view of the Reconciliation: The Peacekeeping Monument, honoring Canada's peacekeeping efforts, and the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in the background, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Canada's Peacekeeping Monument and the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 30, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Who Best Protects Rights?

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Commentary

Apr 27, 2026

Commentary

9 Min Read

People gather in front of the Chinese Consulate General to protest the unjust conviction of media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai on February 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Jimmy Lai is a Hong Kong media entrepreneur who has stood up for the freedom of the Press. He has been held since December 2, 2020 and was convicted for violating Beijing's imposed National Security Law on Hong Kong, which was passed in June 30, 2020. The prosecution retroactively prosecuted him on his activities, which were done prior to

People gather in front of the Chinese Consulate General to protest the unjust conviction of Jimmy Lai on February 14, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)

Reports

Why Trump Should Call for the Release of Political Prisoners in Negotiations with China

Olivia Enos

Senior Fellow

Olivia Enos

Reports

Apr 23, 2026

Reports

Long Read

This photo taken on May 31, 2019 shows watchtowers on a high-security facility near what is believed to be a re-education camp where mostly Muslim ethnic minorities are detained, on the outskirts of Hotan, in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. - As many as one million ethnic Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities are believed to be held in a network of internment camps in Xinjiang, but China has not given any figures and describes the facilities as "vocational education centres" aimed at steering peo

Watchtowers are seen from a high-security facility near what is believed to be a re-education camp in northwest Xinjiang, China, on May 31, 2019. (Getty Images)

Commentary

New Book Examines Claims of State-Directed Organ Harvesting in China

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Commentary

Apr 21, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

King Charles III and Queen Camilla talk to Reverend Christopher Cocksworth as they leave after attending the 2026 Easter Matins Service at St George's Chapel on April 5, 2026 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

King Charles III talks to Reverend Christopher Cocksworth after the 2026 Easter Service at St George's Chapel on April 5, 2026, in Windsor, England. (Getty Images)

Commentary

King Charles Is Failing to Defend the Faith

Garrett Exner

Adjunct Fellow

Garrett Exner

Commentary

Apr 7, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. Trump used the prime-time address to update the nation on the war in Iran. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)

Jesus led from Herod to Pilate depicted by James Tissot. (Wikimedia Commons)

Commentary

The War to End All Wars Was Won on a Cross

Michael Sobolik

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Sobolik

Commentary

Apr 4, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

Member of the Finnish Parliament Päivi Räsänen testifies at the US Capitol on February 4, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Why Finland’s Conviction of Päivi Räsänen Reverberates Beyond Europe

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Commentary

Mar 31, 2026

Commentary

6 Min Read

A woman holds up a sign that reads "anti-semitism kills" between police officers as people take part in a Hanukkah candle-lighting in central London on December 15, 2025. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Debunking Iran War Conspiracy Theories