Religious Freedom Is US National Security, Former US Ambassador Says

Amb. Sam Brownback, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large of International Religious Freedom, speaks during the China Forum in Washington on Oct. 28, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesWashington’s most effective weapon against Beijing’s deepest vulnerabilities is elevating religious freedom to a national security priority, according to Sam Brownback, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.Brownback, who served in the role during the first Trump administration, made the remarks on Oct. 28 at the China Forum, an annual conference in Washington hosted by the Victims of Communism Museum Foundation.