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China and Africa—A Reading Roundup
[…] and the African continent. The first article, “Why Chinese are traveling to Africa, and why Africans are traveling to China”, explores the reasons behind this trend: Direct airline flights between Africa and China have jumped over 600% in the past decade. Planes today are not only full of workers and traders seeking prosperity, but also short-term […]
ZGBriefs | June 4, 2020
Are Kids in China Better-Off Today Than a Decade Ago? (June 2, 2020, Sixth Tone) This Children’s Day, Sixth Tone takes a look back at 10 years’ worth of policies aimed at better protecting children, as well as their still-evident shortcomings.
In Exile—Still Learning
[…] Thailand, the whispers had become a roar. I started to hear about flights into and out of China being cancelled. By the end of the week, my airline had cancelled my flights and I too was stranded. Soon almost all the other foreigners I knew in Thailand were also stranded as their flights were […]
ZGBriefs | November 5, 2020
China Tightens Entry Requirements by Adding Second COVID- 19 Test (November 3, 2020, Sixth Tone) International travel to the Chinese mainland has slowly resumed after a ban on most foreign nationals was imposed in March. Now, strict testing and quarantine measures are helping curb the risk of imported COVID-19 cases but also creating headaches […]
ZGBriefs | January 12, 2023
Xi’s China, Christ’s Kingdom, and a Suffering Church: Review: ‘Faithful Disobedience’ by Wang Yi (January 11, 2023, The Gospel Coalition) The rich analysis of China’s house church and its theology contained in this collection offers precious insights into one of history’s most remarkable Christian movements.
Lead Article
How China’s Christians Can Heal China’s Environment
Vol. 11, No. 2
[…] of dust. So much dust, in fact, that two days later the United States Environmental Protection Agency reported that the permissible particulate level had been exceeded in Aspen, Colorado because of the millions of dust particles that had been carried from Chinaand, it was Mao’s fault. The grasslands several hundred miles west of Beijing […]
Resource Corner
Resources to Help You with Transitions
Reentry and General Retreats Abide Reentry Retreat, TRAIN International, Joplin, MO. For details about retreats and dates visit http://traininternational.org/Abide.html. Potter’s Inn, Aspen Ridge Retreat Center, Divide, CO. For details on retreats or reservations, visit https://www.pottersinn.com/. Sonscape Retreats, near Colorado Springs, CO. Retreats also available at Whitestone Country Inn in Tennessee and in upstate New […]
#Pinyin Perfect
[…] to train both listening and speaking. Each stage of the "battle" takes only one or two study sessions to complete. In the first skirmish, the user learns 18 consonants, so-called "initials". Thirteen of them sound and are spelled just like English (such as p, t and k). Two sound similar to their English counterparts […]
Book Reviews
Understanding and Serving in the “New China”
[…] for youth demonstrates that all is not well for young people. Media and technology have changed the way Chinese communicate. When I first arrived in China, home phones were very rare, and even a newspaper subscription required approval from your work unit. Now, China has the largest population of Internet users in the world, […]