Former Ambassador & Kansas Governor Sam Brownback Reveals How China’s War on Faith Mirrors the Modern Left (INTERVIEW)
May 19, 2026
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Former Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback joined The Patriot Perspective to discuss his new book, China’s War on Faith, and delivered a blunt warning about the threat Communist China poses to the United States, religious freedom, and Western civilization.
Brownback, who also served as U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom during President Trump’s first term, did not describe China as merely an economic competitor. He called the Chinese Communist Party “the most significant adversary we’ve faced in the last century.”
“They are tough, they’re big, they’re technologically savvy, they’ve got a game plan, they want to rule the world,” Brownback said during the interview.
His warning comes as the Trump administration continues to navigate the difficult balance between economic negotiations with Beijing and the broader national security threat posed by the Chinese regime.
China recently agreed to purchase at least $17 billion in U.S. agricultural products annually through 2028 following Trump-Xi talks, according to reports citing the White House.
Brownback said trade agreements may be useful, but Americans should not mistake them for trust.
“I don’t bank on them until the money’s spent,” Brownback said, pointing to China’s history of breaking commitments, including its takeover of Hong Kong despite prior assurances tied to the British handover.
The conversation quickly turned to China’s persecution of religious groups. Brownback said the Chinese Communist Party is targeting Uyghur Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners, Christians, and other people of faith because religion represents one of the last organized forces outside state control.
The United States formally determined in January 2021 that China was committing genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in Xinjiang.
Brownback explained that China’s war on religion is not a side issue. It is central to the regime’s identity.
“This is a communist dictatorship,” Brownback said. “It’s officially atheistic.”
He argued that America should use religious freedom as a strategic weapon against Beijing, just as Ronald Reagan used moral clarity against the Soviet Union.
Brownback said the United States should make clear to Muslim-majority nations, Christian nations, and other religious communities that Communist China cannot lead the world while crushing the faithful at home.
Brownback also addressed China’s dominance over rare earth minerals, which are essential for modern technology, defense systems, and advanced manufacturing. S&P Global reported ahead of the Trump-Xi summit that China controls 91% of global rare earth refining capacity.
Brownback said America allowed China to corner the market over many years and must now rebuild its own supply chains.
Brownback also explains why he wrote China’s War on Faith, which was published May 12, and argues that the Chinese Communist Party poses a grave threat not only to religious believers, but to the broader foundations of free societies worldwide.
“At the center of most of the bad activity in the world, there’s a string that comes back to Communist China,” Brownback said.
Communist regimes ultimately view religion as a threat because faith gives people allegiance to something higher than the state. When individuals believe rights come from God rather than government, governments have less power to control every aspect of society.
According to Brownback, Communist China understands this clearly, which is why the regime aggressively targets Christians, Uyghur Muslims, Falun Gong practitioners, and other religious communities.
He argued that when religion and independent institutions disappear, people become increasingly dependent on government for identity, morality, and purpose. In communist systems, the state effectively replaces faith, allowing the government to demand complete loyalty from its citizens.
This directly contrasts with the founding principles of the United States, where religious liberty is seen as a safeguard against centralized power and government overreach.
Brownback also warned that elements of this anti-faith mentality are increasingly appearing in Western politics, particularly among segments of the modern Left that push for greater government dependence and hostility toward traditional religious values.
Brownback’s warning is unmistakable: Communist China does not merely want economic power—it wants global dominance over faith, freedom, and the values that built the West.
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