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Chinese Christians in the New Era—Hope and Overcoming

[…] the Japanese invasion in the 1930s to protect their congregations and lost their lives as a result.  Swells is right, of course, that a focus on the numbers of converts was always misplaced; the focus should always be on the faithfulness and integrity of those who do convert, not on whether they are numerous […]

Editorials

A Look Back to Look Forward

A Decade of ChinaSource

[…] scholars returning home; and an update on China’s growing urban church that is taking a variety of forms. In addition, we introduce you to the new ChinaSource website and recommend the 2010 Prayer Calendar. Throughout the years, ChinaSource has provided a variety of resources designed to aid and enhance your China service. As one […]

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Americans Drive on the Left and Other Truths I’ve Learned

[…] you can come to China and impress everyone by saying you caught a fish THIS BIG. “Americans Drive on the Left and Other Truths I’ve Learned” was originally published at small town laowai on May 8, 2015. Header image courtesy of Traffic (are you ready?) by Marianna, on Flickr Text images courtesy of small town laowai

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Official Protestant Groups Plan Next Five Years of Sinicization

What Does the TSPM/CCC 5-Year Plan Tell Us about the Direction of Official Protestantism?

[…] the negative and one-sided ‘human theory;’ that overemphasizes ‘original sin’ and ‘total depravity.’” In its place, the call is to “build a Christian ‘theory of man’ that combines the tradition of the ecumenical church and the excellent Chinese cultural tradition…in line with the middle way.” From Traditional Theology to….? The New Direction of Christian […]

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Hope for HIV/AIDS in China

[…] HIV/AIDS, including youth-friendly Scripture which addresses the underlying issues of relationships, sex, dating and marriage. Another group is planning to add HIV/AIDS issues to their youth-friendly Chinese website. Still others are in the thinking stages of how to create contextualized local programs in China which deal with the same issuesnot just as lectures but […]

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The 2023 Regulations for Religious Activity Site Registration

What the Party Doesn’t Want You to Know

[…] from the last question and work backward, from the larger context to the issue of religions. Since Xi Jinping was selected to be China’s top leader in 2012, the People’s Republic of China has entered the End of Era, as a recent book by scholar Carl Minzner put it.6 Students of Chinese politics and […]

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How China’s Religious Affairs Bureaucracy Works

The author helps us to understand the workings of the religious affairs bureaucracy first by following the story of an aspiring pastor, then by viewing them historically. The Chinese Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement Association, China Christian Council, Religious Affairs Bureau and United Front Work Department are all discussed along with how they interact, lines of authority and the role of guanxi.

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ZGBriefs | June 15, 2023

Marriages in China drop to record low despite government push (June 13, 2023, The Guardian) The number of marriages in China last year dropped to 6.83 million, the lowest since records began in 1986. Data released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs showed the number of couples tying the knot in 2022 fell by […]

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ZGBriefs | February 6, 2020

<p><strong>These airlines have suspended flights to and from China</strong>  (February 5, 2020, <em>CNN</em>)<br /> Here's a roundup of some major airlines that have suspended or reduced their flights to mainland China.</p>

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ZGBriefs | July 26, 2018

<p>Airlines comply with demand from China that Taiwan not be referred to as a sovereign nation  (July 25, 2018, The Los Angeles Times)<br /> U.S. airlines have begun to comply with a Chinese demand that Taiwan be referred to as a part of China. </p>