China aspires to national strength and greatness.
He also criticized general restrictions on independent religious expression, the detention of worshippers and religious leaders, and the desecration and destruction of churches and mosques. I believe in equal opportunity for all, without discrimination or prejudice of any kind. Understanding my Administration should not be difficult. That commitment was expressed early and eloquently by our first President, George Washington, in his famous letter to the Touro synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island. We view with special concern the intensifying attacks on religious freedom in China.