Beijing Sanctions Former US Faith Commissioner

Published: 5/27/2021, 10:20:38 PM EDT

In an apparent display of tit-for-tat diplomacy, the Chinese regime evened the score on America's recent sanctions.

On Wednesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced sanctions on Johnnie Moore, the former commissioner of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. This comes after the United States sanctioned a Chinese official for persecuting adherents of the Falun Gong spiritual practice.