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Religious Freedom Is US National Security, Former US Ambassador Says

‘Religious freedom is an existential threat’ to China’s communist regime, Sam Brownback said.
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Religious Freedom Is US National Security, Former US Ambassador Says
Amb. Sam Brownback, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large of International Religious Freedom, speaks during the China Forum in Washington on Oct. 28, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Frank Fang
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Washington’s most effective weapon against Beijing’s deepest vulnerabilities is elevating religious freedom to a national security priority, according to Sam Brownback, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.

Brownback, who served in the role during the first Trump administration, made the remarks on Oct. 28 at the China Forum, an annual conference in Washington hosted by the Victims of Communism Museum Foundation.
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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