China protests US criticism of policies on religion

China has issued a protest over remarks the US ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom made criticising Beijing's polices toward Muslim and Tibetan Buddhist minorities and saying the country was "at war with faith."
Brownback said President Donald Trump's administration is "deeply concerned and considered it a deliberate attempt by Beijing to redefine and control these Muslim minority groups, (their) identity, culture and faith."
More generally, Brownback said, China is "at war with faith."
"It's a war they will not win," he said. "The Chinese Communist Party must hear the cry of its people for religious freedom."