December 27, 2013
...to gain entry to the city's vocational schools. HEALTH China vaccines: Authorities probe babies' deaths (December 24, 2013, BBC) The number of babies who have died in China after being...
...to gain entry to the city's vocational schools. HEALTH China vaccines: Authorities probe babies' deaths (December 24, 2013, BBC) The number of babies who have died in China after being...
...has? As official priorities have shifted away from ideology correctness and toward pragmatic concerns, China’s leaders have had little incentive or desire to meddle in the area of personal belief....
...is hard to know whether the numbers are accurate. However, I believe that even if the number of Christian volunteers is only 50,000, this number has symbolic significance. Moreover, in...
...Daily) The southern city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province reported a new human H7N9 case on Tuesday, raising the total number of such cases in the province to nine since...
...the right to identify those religions it deemed correct or incorrect and limit or ban those that were in the latter category." Although China's religious policy has not fundamentally changed...
...meaning of Christmas. In a matter-of-fact way, the author explains that thousands of such gatherings happen every December around China: "A large number of unofficial churches, especially in big cities,...
...for example, following the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 to engage with the society. It has struggled with the state over its legal right to exist and, today, has apparently reached...
...church, attendance on Sundays may number around 800. However, if the membership of the dozens of registered meeting points under the church's supervision is included the total number of Christians...
...form of extra-legal detention allowing police to detain people arbitrarily if they travelled away from their rural hometowns. The law was ultimately changed. The same year he took the defiant...
...He didn't make his choice until now. Of course, he made the right choice. Regardless of what kind of leader he turns out to be, arresting Zhou Yongkang lifts everyone's...
...look for alternatives, and Christianity is the alternative for many young people. The interview goes on to cover a number of other topics as well, including Professor Yang's own testimony...
...the next free meal! On the Horse (January 31, 2014, Outside-In)One of my favorite Chinese expressions is mashang (马上), which can be translated as immediately, or right away. It is...