China Is Complicated

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Anyone who hangs around me even a little has heard me say, in response to almost any question about China, “It’s complicated.” This picture that I took outside the Haidian Church in Beijing last month illustrates my point.

It’s got everything . . .

  • Chinese national flag
  • Neon sign
  • Giant cross
  • Political banner next to the church
  • Surveillance camera
  • And Santa

And inside I heard a sermon about counting the cost of following Jesus.

Don’t tell me that China isn’t complicated!

"China Is Complicated" was originally posted on December 17, 2019 at Outside-In. It is edited and reposted here with permission. 

Joann Pittman

周寧現任華源協作夥伴關係與中國事工副總裁,並擔任《每週中國快訊》(ZGBriefs)編輯。 加入華源協作之前,周寧曾在中國工作 28 年,期間擔任過英語教師、語言學生及專案主任,也為在中國工作的機構與企業提供跨文化培訓。她曾在明尼蘇達州的西北大學(University of Northwestern–St. Paul)教授中文,並在惠頓學院(Wheaton College)及泰勒大學(Taylor University)教授中國文化與溝…