International Religious Freedom Act

Obama's Chinese Box: Where Does Religious Freedom Fit?

Barack Obama arrived in Japan today on the first leg of his first trip to Asia as president, a delicate week-long diplomatic swing which will confront him with an array of pressing issues, from North Korea and nukes to climate change and the global economy. But few topics have as much potential to complicate his mission abroad -- or polish his image with Americans back home, from conservative Christians to supporters of Tibetan Buddhism -- as religious freedom in China.The stakes are enormous as religious belief is exploding in China. A government-sponsored survey in 2007 showed the number of ...

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