Maybe It Doesn’t Take a Village
The effects of globalization are having a huge, lasting impact on China's families.
Chinese Society
Explore social change and everyday life in China, from family and education to philanthropy and public life, and their implications for Christians and churches.
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China’s Modern Family Problems
Internal migration is affecting the structure of Chinas families while urban family life presents problems of its own.
The China beyond Bicycles and Baozi*
China Vignettes: An Inside Look at China by Dominic Barton with Mei Ye.
Reviewed by Andrew Kaiser
Countdown to Glory
Editor's Note: This editorial originally appeared in "Beijing 2008" (CS Quarterly, 2008 Summer).
Are We Ready?
For the one-year countdown to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, two musicians from Hong Kong contributed a song entitled "We Are Ready." The author takes these three words and turns them into a question. Are we ready? And, from that to extract the layers of readiness needed before the Games.
Providing Community through Festivals
Community "festivals" can bring harmony and love.
Benefits from Hosting the Olympic Games
The Olympic Games are bringing major changes to Beijing and to the nation.
China’s New Social Class
A new social class has emerged in China, one that is impacting China and the world. The extreme wealth of the people's entrepreneurs has given them power and opportunity to influence and directly affect Chinese society on many levels.
China’s Changing Population
In any attempt to analyze China's future, the country's demographics are part of the picture.
China in Transition
Based on papers presented at the China 2020: Future Scenarios conference, the author identifies four scenarios and some key signposts that may indicate the direction China is heading in the future.
China in 2020
Considering the changes that are sweeping though China, what will China look like in 2020? How are these changes affecting the people of China?
Greater China’s Great Transformation
What is ahead for China in the coming years? What can we glean from China's past that helps us understand what may be ahead for China and for the church in China?