A weekly roundup of news and analysis to help you follow key developments in China and the Chinese church.
China to Speed Up Hukou System Reform (December 18, 2012, China Digital Times)
The National Development and Reform Commission announced Tuesday that the government will speed up reform of Chinas household registration or hukou system, following up on pledges by incoming leaders to emphasize urbanization and improve opportunities for rural citizens.
Beijing targets those who cross the street 'with Chinese characteristics' (December 11, 2012, Christian Science Monitor)
Beijings finest, ever vigilant on the law-and-order front, have set themselves a challenging new task: to eradicate the phenomenon known as crossing the road, Chinese-style. A new strike hard campaign, launched last week, is aimed at bringing order to traffic and security at the citys intersections, according to the Beijing municipal police website. Good luck to them.
FEATURED ARTICLEKey Issues for the Church in China: A Local Perspective (December 5, 2012, ChinaSource)If you asked most Christians in the west to identify…
FEATURED ARTICLEOverseas Missions: The Chinese Church in Action (November 26, 2012, Chinese Church Voices)When you see the local need it will become clear: The…
FEATURED ARTICLEWhat China’s Seven New Rulers Mean for Its 80 Million Christians(November 20, 2012, Christianity Today)The once-a-decade transition in the Standing Committee of the…
FEATURED ARTICLEThe Nature of the Chinese Protestant Two Organizations: Evidence from the Incident of Chinese Delegates being stopped from Attending the Lausanne Conference (Pacific…
FEATURED ARTICLEFour Issues for the Chinese Church (November 5, 2012, Chinese Church Voices)Today in China, a rising urban church has appeared suddenly and is…
FEATURED ARTICLESpecial Series from National Public Radio: China: Change or Crisis?Part 1: As Economy Slows, China Looks For A New ModelPart 2: In China,…
FEATURED ARTICLEA Point Of View: Making sense of China(October 12, 2012, BBC)The great task facing the West over the next century will be to…
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The Chinese Church and the Global Body of Christ (October 5, 2012, ChinaSource Quarterly, via Chinese Church Voices)I believe these phenomena point to the dawning of a new era beginning in 2009. I believe that in the next 30 years, whether in breadth or in depth, the global body of Christ will connect with the Chinese church much more than before. I also see the church in China facing six challenges in the next 30 years. These challenges are not ours alone, but are for the global church as well.
FEATURED ARTICLENew Initiatives in Religion Circles (October 2, 2012, Global China Center)The official Chinese media in late September reported several new initiatives to be…
FEATURED ARTICLE Cosmo Getting Back Together Ex Scenes from China (September 24, 2012, The Big Picture)But at the same time, an increasingly colorful society…