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Education: For Whom? And Why?
[…] favoring political correctness over educational excellence, also promoted education for the masses and opposed programs aimed at raising up an educated elite. Deng Xiaoping’s policies during the 1980s signaled a radical shift, as “key point” schools were reopened and thousands of the finest students sent abroad for study. With the dawn of the new […]
A Journey of Captivation and Identity
[…] I was a high school math teacher and Sandy felt called to leave her job at Stanford University to be a full-time mother, so we moved from California to a much more affordable city, Lubbock, TX, just before our adoption. The agency director wisely told us that we would need to be intentional about […]
From Andrew Gih to Hudson
Documenting a Legacy of Adoption and Faith
[…] join the three daughters we had already adopted. Afterwards, a man came up to me and said he was a director who had recently moved to Southern California from Beijing to work for an organization called Education & Culture Foundation (now known as ECF International). Among the materials ECF produces are documentaries that feature […]
A Better and Broader Understanding of China
[…] edge” as it has reflected the realities of this fast-changing country. We now have a total of four children adopted from China, live in an area of California that is 75% Chinese, have visited China ten times, and have served 17 years in leadership with international student ministry. Our lives have been transformed by […]
John Song—A Fruitful Returnee
A Reader Responds to the Autumn CSQ
The entire autumn 2021 ChinaSource Quarterly was a joy to read, but Stacey Bieler’s article “American Friendships with Chinese Students, 1847–1930” especially resonated with me based on my love for learning about the history of the presence of Chinese students and scholars in the US. I am always intrigued by dates, so I realized […]
Chinese Education: From Hallowed to Hollow
For the fourth straight year in row, the number of college hopefuls taking the national university entrance exam, or gaokao, has dropped. Analysts trace the decline to a corresponding drop in the number of children born at the beginning of the last decade due to China's one-child policy. However, the decrease also suggests two realities […]
What Triggers Persecution of Christians in China?
According to China Aid Association's 2013 Persecution Report, a total of 7,424 Christians were persecuted in China last year. This is not an insignificant number; 7,424 believers facing persecution is 7,424 too many. However, it is worth looking at this number a bit closer in order to put it into perspective.
Cults in China
Last year members of the Almighty God sect savagely attacked a customer in a McDonald’s in northeast China after she refused to give them her cell phone number. Formerly known as Eastern Lightning, the Almighty God sect has emerged as one of the most active cults in China.
Islam has the largest number of under-30 believers in China?
Christian Today has posted an article with this headline: “Islam is the most popular religion for under-30s in China." The lead says: Islam has the largest number of young believers in China, new research has found, despite the growth of Christianity in the country and an atheist government. The China Religion Survey 2015, released […]
When Your Phone Becomes a Substitute for True Relationships
What would lead an 18-year-old boy from a top class to stab his teacher and show no remorse? In this interview transcript, originally published on the mainland blog Territory, host Wenjun speaks with Jiang Peirong, a Taiwanese psychologist and Christian, about what might have led to this shocking event.