ZGBriefs
ZGBriefs is for those who want and need to keep up on what is happening in China, but don’t have the time to monitor and track it all. We monitor more than 50 news sources and curate the most relevant and interesting stories out of China each week. Topics include government, religion, society, economics, education, travel, language, and books.
ZGBriefs | December 3, 2020
China to tap elderly population in bid to tackle looming demographic crisis, boost economy (November 29, 2020, South China Morning Post) China wants to see more seniors contributing to its US$13 trillion dollar economy, as the world’s most populous country braces for the effects of a rapidly ageing population and shrinking workforce after more than three decades of the one-child policy.
ZGBriefs | November 19, 2020
Catholic Mass in Shanghai in the Time of COVID (2020) (November 17, 2020, Sinosplice) English Church services for foreigners have still not been allowed to resume, even though church services in Chinese resumed months ago. (I assume it’s the same for Catholics as for other Christians, but I’ll correct this if I’m wrong.) […] Anyway, I took some photos last Sunday at the Xujiahui cathedral, St. Ignatius.