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March 21, 2013

<p> For Many in China, the One Child Policy is Already Irrelevant (March 19, 2013, China File)</p> <p>Before getting pregnant with her second child, Lu Qingmin went to the family-planning office to apply for a birth permit. Officials in her husbands Hunan village where she was living turned her down, but she had the baby anyway. […]

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ZGBriefs | January 28, 2016

<p></p> <p>China’s Search for the Secrets of Jewish Success (January 25, 2016, Tablet)<br /> In their quest to understand Jews better, popular Chinese authors and bloggers offer up facts and myths about everything from the Talmud to anti-Semitism.</p>

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The Hidden China

[…] been appreciated by minority peoples. The Miao, for example, who use an abundance of silver in their traditional costume, are allowed to purchase silver at a much cheaper rate than other Chinese citizens. As Ralph Covell notes, “Efforts are being made to remove tensions that have existed for centuries between Han Chinese and minority […]

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May 1, 2014

[…] find to the local Bureau of Cultural Relics. Why some English words are controversial in China (April 30, 2014, BBC) Nowadays, if you eavesdrop on Chinese people's phone conversations, it is commonplace to hear English phrases popping up here and there, like "Okay", "Cool" and "Bye bye". In today's Chinese publications, English abbreviations and […]

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Individuals Who Largely Determine Change

[…] is a sociologist’s look at how Christianity grew from a small collection of adherents to the dominant world religion in less than three centuries. There are a number of fascinating lessons and insights in the book, but the main issue that caught my attention and imagination is that believers in those times did not […]

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ZGBriefs | April 23, 2015

<h3></h3> <p><strong>With an Influx of Newcomers, Little Chinatowns Dot a Changing Brooklyn</strong> (April 15, 2015, <em>The New York Times</em>)<br /> With Chinese immigrants now the second largest foreign-born group in the city and soon to overtake Dominicans for the top spot, they are reshaping neighborhoods far beyond their traditional enclaves. Nowhere is the rapid growth […]

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ZGBriefs | June 16, 2016

<p></p> <p>Video: Sichuan Cuisine, Imperiled by Success (June 14, 2016, <em>The New York Times</em>)<br /> “Sichuanese cuisine really faces a crisis,” said Wang Kaifa, a 71-year-old chef who has been leading a campaign against what he sees as the creeping debasement of the region’s celebrated cooking. “The scene feels like it’s booming, but this is […]

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ZGBriefs | July 11, 2024

[…] to be announced at the Chinese Communist Party’s third plenum on July 15 that will supposedly make all the difference. EU Plan to Impose Import Duty on Cheap Goods Could Dent Shein and Temu (July 3, 2024, The Guardian) The EU is moving forward with plans to impose customs duty on cheap goods in […]

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History of Student Ministry in China

[…] at university campuses in Chongqing, the students responded enthusiastically. In the auditorium of National Central University, every night students streamed in to hear the sermons, and the number of students believing in God grew every day. Amidst this atmosphere, the first Chinese Christian University Students Conference was held in Nanshan, Chongqing in the summer […]

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Calvinism on the Ground in China

[…] been driven by intellectuals within China who are drawn to the transformational potential of the Kuyperian model of cultural engagement for contemporary Chinese society. For a smaller number of scholars, interest in Reformed theology reflects a broader interest in exploring the potential of strengthened denominational identities for enabling the church in China to politically, […]