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The Freedom to Believe

The Freedom to Believe
Worshippers wait outside of the Xishiku Cathedral to attend a Christmas eve mass in Beijing on Dec. 24, 2019. Noel Celsis/AFP via Getty Images
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Freedom is nothing if it doesn’t include the freedom of personal belief. More integral to the concept of freedom than even bodily integrity or corporate behavior, the right of belief extends into a deeply personal space where countries exercise no authority.

Christopher Balding
Christopher Balding
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Christopher Balding was a professor at the Fulbright University Vietnam and the HSBC Business School of Peking University Graduate School. He specializes in the Chinese economy, financial markets, and technology. A senior fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, he lived in China and Vietnam for more than a decade before relocating to the United States.
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