Resources from 2021
The Resource Library is where you will find the latest resources from across our publications.
Destination Peking
A Book Review
Tales of 18 expats who lived, at least for a time, in the Peking of the early 20th century.
3 Questions: Christian Architecture in China
An Interview with Alexander Quan
Visiting churches and other religious architecture in China—via videos.
ZGBriefs | March 18, 2021
Hong Kong’s Economic Future: A ChinaFile Conversation (March 11, 2021, China File) What are key factors shaping the city’s economic future?
WeChat and Chinese Christians
A Match Made on Earth—Used for Gospel Good
The biggest story about WeChat is that the Christian church in China is using it well and growing through it. God is using this media for his glory!
Chinese Young People Seek to Improve Their Futures (1)
China is officially an atheist country, but that does not mean that there is not a vibrant spirituality in the country. Interest in New Age-type spirituality has soared in recent years in China. And, as this article from Territory points out, young people are particularly drawn to these practices.
ResearchShare—A New Resource from ChinaSource
ResearchShare is a place where those in the ChinaSource community can share their research, projects, and academic papers.
National People’s Congress 2021
A Reading Roundup
The "Two Meetings"—a look at what China claims to have accomplished in the past year, and where it intends to go.
ZGBriefs | March 11, 2021
China wants more babies; China’s women have other plans (March 8, 2021, South China Morning Post) Women say there must be major social and economic change rather than policy tweaks to address the demographic problem.
Honor-Shame Culture and Its Impact on Chinese Missionary Retention and Attrition
A paper considering several Chinese honor-shame cultural constructs that could potentially encourage retention and avoid premature and preventable missionary attrition of Chinese cross-cultural workers.