An independent commission on religious freedom recommended that the U.S. Congress upgrade China’s trading status only if Beijing makes substantial improvements in religious freedom. The commission also urged the U.S. to pressure Sudan to end human rights violations and Russia to reverse its decree that all religious groups register with the government or lose their rights.
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