From the Farm to Xiao Feng’s Plate
Making sense of Cbina's economic slowdown.
Making sense of Cbina's economic slowdown.
Tainted milk, diseased pigs sold on the market, 40-year-old meat discovered in a warehouse in Hunan, and lead-contaminated water in a newly built Hong Kong housing estate—these are just a few examples of the food scare nightmares that have come to light in China in recent years. More such stories continue to surface, seemingly on a weekly basis.
An experienced business leader in China remarked that, while there is the expectation that Christians should somehow conduct business differently, the question of what exactly this should look like remains a difficult one.
Two takes on business as mission from a Chinese perspective.
Lessons from a Christian doing business in China.
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Since China's great gǎigé kāifàng (Reform and Opening) experiment was begun by reformists in the Communist Party of China (CPC) under Deng Xiaoping in late 1978, tens of thousands of articles—in print and online—have been written about the huge changes and nearly miraculous standard-of-living improvements that have happened throughout China.
Amidst the rapid and relentless change taking place in China today, three dynamics in particular are profoundly affecting the role of traditional nonprofit efforts in the country. This raises the question of what sort of entities will allow for sustainable engagement in the future.
Chinese Christian business people are finding innovative ways to steward the resources God has given them.
Editor's Note: This editorial originally appeared in "CEOs in China" (CS Quarterly, 2007 Winter).
China's mainstream business culture can be described as the "wolf culture." The author describes an alternative "lamb culture" that is needed to build a harmonious society in China.
The effects of China's increasing global influence and involvement is being felt both around the world and at home in China.