ZGBriefs The Weeks Top Picks, May 29 Issue
These are the topics that caught our attention this week pork fat, bound feet, and a Miao festival.
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ZGBriefs The Weeks Top Picks, May 22 Issue
Two of our favorite stories this week are about those on the margins of Chinese societythe poor who struggle to care for sick babies, and the disabled who are shut out of the educational system. The third article is an interesting look at how a the propaganda office in a neighborhood in Qingdao is trying to tackle the problem of "evil cults."
ZGBriefs The Weeks Top Picks, May 15 Issue
Geographic and cultural divides and differences understanding them and bridging them were common themes this week.
A University Student Reflects on Faith
The website Xuanjiao Zhongguo (Missions China) recently ran a post written by a university student in China, sharing his/her reflections on faith in modern China.
ZGBriefs The Weeks Top Picks, May 8 Issue
If there were a theme to the three articles that we have chosen this week, it would be information.
Demolish! It’s Just a Building!
In the week since the Sanjiang Church was demolished, netizens in China (both Christian and non-Christian) have taken to social media to comment on the incident.
ZGBriefs The Weeks Top Picks, May 1 Issue
As far as most of our readers go, probably the biggest story out of China this week was the demolition of the Sanjiang Church in Wenzhou.
“In the Cross, In the Cross”
In response to the situation at the Sanjiang Church in Wenzhou, a Chinese believer posted an open letter to Christians world-wide to pray for the Church in China.
To China and Back Again – Ten Things That Will Make All the Difference
Moving to China is both a great adventure and a daunting task. Here are ten ways you can prepare yourself, your family, and those who care about you.
The “Preach Everywhere Gospel Band”
Many people in the West are familiar with the Back to Jerusalem Movement, which refers to a movement of Chinese Christians to take the gospel to Central Asia, and then "back to Jerusalem."
Fewer people, perhaps, are aware of the fact that this movement, or vision, is not something new; it really began in the 1940's when God called a group of Chinese believers to take the Gospel to Northwest China (Xinjiang) and Central Asia. They formed a team called the "Preach Everywhere Gospel Band," and fanned out across Xinjiang.
ZGBriefs The Weeks Top Picks, April 17 Issue
Our favorite stories this week cover the gamut searching for Hui identity in Taiwan; the life of "Taobao Girls" in Beijing; the June 4 crack-down in Chengdu; and a trailer for an upcoming documentary about a Tibetan woman living in Beijing. China is nothing, if not complex!