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ZGBriefs | June 15, 2017
Pakistan says slain Chinese misused business visas, were missionaries (June 13, 2017, CNN)
The man, 24, and woman, 26, killed were among a group of Chinese citizens who obtained a business visa from the Pakistani Embassy in Beijing, the ministry statement said. Instead of doing business, it is alleged the pair went to the Pakistani city of Quetta and under the guise of learning Urdu from a Korean, they "engaged in preaching," the Pakistani statement said.
It’s All about Serving Well
A framework with which to process the complexities of China, as well as tools to navigate the myriad of cultural differences you will experience in China.
ZGBriefs | March 5, 2020
How Will Coronavirus Impact China in the Long Term? (February 26, 2020, China File)
What signs are there of the economic and political impact of the virus? And what should the world be keeping an eye on in the next few weeks?
ZGBriefs | February 25, 2021
China orders clergy to toe Communist Party and socialist line (February 19, 2021, South China Morning Post) New national rules requiring clergy to embrace the leadership of the Communist Party and China’s socialist system are expected to compound limits on religious freedom in the country,...
An Invitation to Lament
Lament is bringing our loss, our complaints to God, and as a result experiencing sweet communion with him in the midst of pain.
Political Counting
An interesting feature of Chinese social and political discourse is propensity to label institutions or political campaigns using numbers… They are catchy and thus relatively easy to remember. Here are some of my favorites.
View From the Wall
The Master’s Embarrassment
As increasing numbers of peasants—among those who were to benefit most from Liberation—move to the cities seeking work and opportunities for improved lives, they continue to suffer discrimination and hardship.
“The Air that I Breathe”
Personal Reflections on Pollution in China
“Sometimes all I need is the air that I breathe.” I loved the 1974 hit “The Air That I Breathe” by The Hollies when I was a kid. The song is really a love song and has little to do with air pollution, the environment, or the main things I wish to reflect on in this short piece.
ZGBriefs | May 31, 2018
Will China finally end its one-child policy? (May 23, 2018, Lowy Institute)
Scrapping the one-child policy won’t undo the damage it’s caused over more than thirty years.
ZGBriefs | June 13, 2019
China’s population to peak in 2023, five years earlier than official estimates, new research shows (May 2, 2019, South China Morning Post)
Did Beijing’s policymakers wait too long to lift the controversial one-child policy for its rapidly greying society? A new report suggests they did.