A resolution expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance.
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Latest Action · November 7, 2025
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7976)
This Senate resolution condemns the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minorities and specifically calls for the release of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and 23 other members of Zion Church who remain detained following a nationwide crackdown in October 2025. The resolution highlights broader religious persecution in China, including the detention and harassment of Christians, Muslim Uyghurs, and Tibetan Buddhists under President Xi Jinping's campaign to "sinicize" religion by forcing religious groups to conform to Communist Party ideology. The measure affects millions of religious practitioners in China and reaffirms America's commitment to promoting religious freedom globally through existing laws like the International Religious Freedom Act and Global Magnitsky sanctions authority. The resolution, which passed the Senate in November 2025 with bipartisan support, demands China immediately release all detained religious believers and end its systematic persecution of faith communities, though as a non-binding resolution it carries no funding or enforcement mechanisms.
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