November 14, 2013
...has set up a new political party and named the imprisoned former official its chairman. Wang Zheng said in a phone interview that the Zhi Xian party was established last...
...has set up a new political party and named the imprisoned former official its chairman. Wang Zheng said in a phone interview that the Zhi Xian party was established last...
FEATURED ARTICLE The Bible business (November 20, 2013, Global Times) To meet the spiritual needs of the rapidly growing number of Christians, China printed more than 105 million Bibles from...
...Moreover, the policy was formulated and imposed on the population after China had already achieved most of its modern fertility decline, with the number of children expected for each couple...
...seminary, a regional seminary or a local Bible school, all under government authority. After a successful examination, his application passes from the local official church pastor to the provincial Protestant...
The development of Christianity in China over the past thirty years has been extraordinary both in terms of number of followers and influence. The official figure for the number of...
...28, 2013, BBC) Sina Weibo ranks its users by both popularity (number of followers) and online influence (level of activity, combined with the number of active followers and the number...
...York Times, Urbanites Flee China’s Smog for Blue Skies goes a bit further, however, and writes about a growing number of urbanites who are leaving the cities permanently to escape...
...the city only one is experiencing pressure from the local authorities. This leader does not feel that the relationship with the local police or other officials is important; rather, it...
...acquire a global stature corresponding to its self-image. China to judge local governments by their debt: Xinhua (December 9, 2013, Reuters) China will soon rate the performance of local governments...
...control legal institutions. Meanwhile, public discontent has grown, fed by widening economic inequality, widespread corruption, official arbitrariness, land theft by local governments, looseness of Party discipline, the rise of privileged...
...to enjoy the same rights to education as local children, according to the municipal government. Under the new policy, the children of migrant laborers who have obtained temporary residence permits...
...is becoming. China local government debt surges by 70% (December 30, 2013, BBC) China has local government debts of 17.7 trillion yuan ($2.9tn), up 70% from three years ago, according...