Rep. Smith Issues Commentary: Beijing's New Ethnic Unity Law Threatens Faith, Culture and Freedom
June 15, 2026
June 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, and Miriam Lexmann, Slovak European Union member of Parliament, issued the following commentary to the Catholic Herald:
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'Beijing's new ethnic unity law threatens faith, culture and freedom'
Beijing calls its new law "ethnic unity." The phrase is meant to reassure the world. It should alarm it.
Every country needs social peace. Every nation needs a shared civic . . .
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'Beijing's new ethnic unity law threatens faith, culture and freedom'
Beijing calls its new law "ethnic unity." The phrase is meant to reassure the world. It should alarm it.
Every country needs social peace. Every nation needs a shared civic . . .