CCP’s Suppression of Religious Freedom Highlighted at British Parliament Event

An event chaired by Britain’s special envoy for freedom of religion and belief, Fiona Bruce, shed light on the extensive suppression of religious and spiritual beliefs by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Conservative Party lawmaker chaired the May 15 event at the British parliament in London, which featured first-hand accounts or research about persecuted groups including Tibetans, Falun Gong spiritual discipline, Uygurs Muslims, and Christians. Benedict Rogers, co-founder of Hong Kong Watch, a UK-based rights advocacy group that co-organized the event with Tibet Watch, pointed out that Beijing’s efforts to “sinicize” religions have spread to Hong Kong. The campaign, first launched in 2015 by CCP leader Xi Jinping, involves aligning religion or spiritual beliefs to the Chinese communist ideology and, crucially, making the believers loyal to the party....