June 21, 2012
...often thought about, though I have never put pen to paper. However, I feel as though I must provide an explanation first, since I suspect the result is not what...
...often thought about, though I have never put pen to paper. However, I feel as though I must provide an explanation first, since I suspect the result is not what...
...commentary from a Christian perspective, on November 3, 2011. When asked by the court to repent, Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkahni responded: "Repent means to return. Where would I return to?...
...than a century of British colonial rule. While much of the discontent revolves around growing economic inequality and stunted democratic development, Hong Kongers are also upset over what they see...
...The crew of flight GS7554, carried by Tianjin Airlines, were rewarded by parent company Hainan Airlines (HNA) and the provincial government of Hainan at a ceremony held in the southernmost...
...of their legacies. Shortly after I read this book, I read the book Mission Impossible: The Unreached Nosu on China’s Frontier by Ralph Covell. In it he relates the story...
...efficacy of Chinese style authoritarianism.That worry stems from the nature of regime legitimation under authoritarianism. without regular elections to provide a basis of electoral legitimacy (i.e. there is no opportunity...
...of NZs 200,000 Chinese. International students in NZ come from over 100 nationsthe largest group being Chinese. Several students from China attend the multi-cultural church where my wife and I...
...On September 7, 1807, the young British missionary Robert Morrison, secretly transported by the American cargo ship "Trident", safely arrived in Guangdong Province, becoming the first Protestant missionary to arrive...
...that the home candidate, Yu Wenxia, had been awarded the coveted title. “When I was young I felt very lucky because so many people helped me, and I hope in...
...National Sun Yat-sen University. According to pastor Hao Feng, the chairperson of Guangzhou's Christian Three-Self Patriotic Movement, in 1888, the American Presbyterian Church and U.S. Fund Board established an American-style...
...caused concern in Congress and among American allies in East Asia, particularly lately as China has taken a more assertive position regarding territorial claims in the East China and South...
...Freed (August 31, 2012, The New York Times)The Chinese dissident who served 10 years after being convicted of state subversion on evidence provided by the American Internet giant Yahoo is...