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ZGBriefs | April 13, 2017

[…] 1 — than in any single season since when it was first discovered in humans four years ago. That worries lab director Guan Yi. But what disturbs him more is how fast this strain is evolving. "We're trying our best, but we still can't control this virus," says Guan. "It's too late for us to eradicate it."</p>

Lead Article

The Resolve of a Commoner

Some Reflections on China’s Catholics Today

[…] for the dignity and rights of all” in the city, and voicing hope that “social life, and especially religious life, may be expressed in full and true freedom.” Vatican diplomats privately expressed puzzlement at the pope’s decision.6 Procession for the Chrism Mass in Beijing, Easter 2024 Disputes, denunciations, and divisions continue to saturate public […]

Editorials

Whose Zhongguohua Is It Anyway?

Five Voices on Contemporary Sinicization Debates

[…] Formation</em>, ed. Mayfair Mei-hui Yang (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008), 155-178. Dylan Schexnaydre, “Sinicization of Religion: China’s Coercive Religious Policy,” United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, September 2024, accessed January 25, 2025, <a href="https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/2024%20China%20Factsheet%20Sinicization.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/2024%20China%20Factsheet%20Sinicization.pdf</a>. This focus echoes the official line of recent years. Cf. “Xi Stresses Developing Religions in […]

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China’s First Christians

Who Were They and What Can We Learn from Them?

Join us on March 20, 2025, in the Twin Cities for Dr. Glen Thompson’s lecture on China’s earliest Christians, their history, and lessons for today. Free and open to all!

Blog Entries

Prayer First

Sometimes God keeps graciously nudging our hearts as we pray, gifting us discomfort or a lack of peace until we make things right. Thank God for this nudging so our hearts can be set free, and relationships set right.

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ZGBriefs | May 12, 2022

A Teacher in China Learns the Limits of Free Expression (May 9, 2022, The New Yorker) How had the country experienced so much social, economic, and educational change while its politics remained stagnant?

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ZGBriefs | April 13, 2023

Mayflower Church members arrive in U.S. after Thailand deportation scare (April 11, 2023, Radio Free Asia) Dozens of members of a persecuted Protestant church in China have arrived in the United States after escaping the country via Thailand, where they were also detained by the immigration authorities amid fears of repatriation. The Mayflower Church […]

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September 12, 2013

[…] at large monitors. They more closely resembled Little Brothers than the Orwellian image of an omniscient and fearsome Big Brother. "Our job prevents Weibo from being shut down and that gives people a big platform to speak from. It's not an ideally free one, but it still lets people vent," said a second former censor.</p>

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Why Should Chinese Philanthropy Practitioners Read “Corporate Philanthropy in China and Beyond”?

I believe Chinese practitioners can learn from the altruistic ethos of viewing wealth as a trust from God. Adopting this perspective can free us from being disillusioned by institutional corruption, ungrateful beneficiaries, or inactive wealthy individuals.

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ZGBriefs | December 29, 2022

China says it will resume issuing passports and visas as virus curbs ease (December 28, 2022, NPR) The agency said it will take applications for ordinary visas and residence permits. It said the government will "gradually resume" allowing in foreign visitors and gave no indication when full-scale tourist travel from abroad might be allowed.