China Ominously Doubles-Down on its Persecution of Christians

Communist China has reportedly launched a new initiative aimed at crushing Christianity in the country.

Not content with blowing up churches, imprisoning clerics and worshipers and relentlessly employing totalitarian surveillance techniques, President Xi Jinping’s regime has taken to bribing informants to reveal the location of underground congregations. According to the U.K.’s Christian Institute, helping to identify and arrest preachers and members of religious groups can earn a bounty worth as much as two months’ average salary.

President Trump, Vice President Pence and their senior subordinates are deeply committed to halting the  persecution of Christians and other religious minorities. As they pursue a bilateral trade deal with the PRC intended to better serve the interests of the American people, they must not ignore a hard reality: A China that treats its own citizens badly is unlikely to keep any promises to help ours.