(Washington, D.C. — February 3, 2026) On the evening of February 2, a delegation from ChinaAid was invited to visit the Twin Oaks Estate, the official residence of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States. Ambassador Alexander Tah-ray Yui, Taiwan’s Representative to the United States, hosted a dinner in honor of the visiting delegation. The delegation was in Washington, D.C., to participate in the two-day International Religious Freedom Summit 2026. The summit, which centered on issues of religious freedom, brought together advocates, policymakers, and religious leaders from more than 30 faith traditions to discuss global challenges to religious freedom and strategies for action.

At the summit, Dr. Bob Fu, President of ChinaAid, delivered a significant address emphasizing the need to advance religious freedom and support persecuted communities. He called on the international community to strengthen cooperation in promoting the universal value of freedom of belief. Dr. Fu’s remarks reflected ChinaAid’s longstanding mission of addressing religious persecution and human rights concerns.

Members of the delegation included leaders from the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, as well as Dr. Wang Bingwu, the younger brother of overseas Chinese democracy activist Dr. Wang Bingzhang. Participants were also invited to attend the annual U.S. National Prayer Breakfast, a highly symbolic event. Additional distinguished guests included Vicky Hartler, current Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; Nathan Sales who served at the U.S. Department of State as under secretary for civilian security, democracy, and human rights (acting); and senior officials from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), among other prominent figures from governmental and civil society sectors engaged in religious freedom advocacy.

The visit to the representative office and summit participation aimed to strengthen exchanges and cooperation between Taiwan and international religious freedom advocacy organizations, while highlighting shared concerns and collective efforts to advance freedom of belief and human rights worldwide.

Gao Zhensai, Special Correspondent for ChinaAid