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View From the Wall

When Can I Go Home?

Caring for China's Homeless Children

[…] nonexistent. Falling victim to scams or discrimination, being yelled at or chased away are all commonplace occurrences. They fend for themselves by begging, collecting trash, working as cheap labor or even committing petty crimes. In the shadow of skyscrapers, they barely survive. They are the “homeless children.” The term “homeless children” is controversial in […]

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“Kiwis” in the Middle Kingdom

New Zealanders Serving God’s Mission in China from 1877 to 1953 and Beyond

[…] years, New Zealand sent at least 255 missionaries to China. The CIM was the biggest and earliest recruiter of all, followed by the Presbyterian Church. Table 1: Number and percentage of China missionaries from NZ of the top five mission organizations2   Year of the first China missionary Total number of China missionaries % […]

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Recent Chinese Migration Trends in Australia

[…] UK and Canada, has offered new immigration pathways for migrants from Hong Kong to settle permanently. As a result, there has been a marked rise in the number of Hong Kong migrants in Australia. This marked increase resulted in Hong Kong being listed as eighth in the countries providing the greatest number of permanent […]

ZGBriefs

April 24, 2014

[…] attack in Kunming railway station (April 19, 2014, Los Angeles Times) The lack of information frustrates families, especially in light of the attention given relatives of Malaysia Airlines passengers. Made In The USA: Childless Chinese Turn To American Surrogates (April 21, 2014, NPR) Chinese couples who are unable to have children are turning to […]

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April 04, 2013

<p>Current Ideological Trends in China How Should The Church Respond? (March 27, 2013, Lausanne Global Conversation)</p> <p>In discussion of the social and political status of Christianity in China, the relationship of the churches and the government naturally takes centre stage. Nonetheless, how the faith and its growing influence are viewed in China is caught up […]

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Bibles in China

A Question of Availability

[…] country. Although quite common, this was never legal and in the spring of 2018, the Chinese government ordered the practice to cease. The advent of the smart phone has also impacted the availability and distribution of the Bible in China. Consider the numbers. As of January 2018, the Chinese Internet Network Information Center reported […]

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When the Pillar Moves: Transition and Providential Grace

[…] travel was inconvenient and rigorous; there was no place fun to go, no foreign movies to watch, certainly no discos to visit. Now travel is convenient and cheap, and there are all kinds of thrills and trouble available. Foreign teens do not need a car or gas money, just subway fare and a cell […]

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China’s Pentecostal Churches

Changing Times, New Approaches

New religious regulations implemented in 2018 have caused churches to be shut down and foreign workers to leave. The author addresses developments in church networks and the emergence of churches with a Pentecostal identity.

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ZGBriefs Newsletter for April 12, 2012

[…] Reporters tracked one letter that took 20 days to make the journey from Haidian District to Pinggu District in Beijing. SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY / ENVIRONMENT 100b spam phone messages sent in 2011 (April 9, 2012, Xinhua) They are the scourge of cell phone users everywhere and it is no wonder. It is estimated that […]

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History and Culture in China’s Education

[…] Childhood Education Journal via PBS, Precious Children. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/kcts/preciouschildren/earlyed/read_east.html 7Zhong, Joshua. (2001, September) China’s Little Emperors and Empresses: One Child Families and Consequences, Retrieved from http://www.chinesechildren.org/Newsletter%5CWindow% 20to%20China/WTC_09_2001.pdf 8Ibid 9Ibid 10Freeman, Nancy K. PhD. (1998) Look to the East- Gain A New Perspective, Understand Cultural Differences, Appreciate Cultural Diversity; Early Childhood Education Journal via […]