Keith believes that international students, particularly from China, with the strengths of their home culture and educational system plus the implementing of the "6 C's plus Leadership" learned in America, will eventually become the leaders of tomorrow in their country. The American Christian school movement has a unique opportunity to invest in Chinese teenagers who may someday lead one of the most important countries of the world.
Jon Keith
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July 21, 2014
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Scholarship
China is in the midst of an education explosion.
Brent Fulton
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Ideas
This resource list includes organizations working with international high school students, resources on the internet including You Tube videos and news articles.
ChinaSource Team
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Scholarship
We included quite a few articles about education in this week's ZGBriefs, but a couple of them stood out to us. One is a podcast discussion of education in China; the other is a look at Chinese study abroad programs. In addition, there were two articles about the Uyghur experience in China following recent terrorist attacks that caught our eye.
ChinaSource Team
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July 18, 2014
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Resources
Up until the beginning of this decade, China's elderly and young adult populations were growing at roughly the same rate.
Brent Fulton
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July 17, 2014
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Ideas
One of my favorite blogs is the China Law Blog, maintained by lawyers with extensive knowledge of and experience in China. It seems like they always have something interesting and helpful to say.
Joann Pittman
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July 16, 2014
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Stories
Anyone who has worked in China for even a short period of time has likely been warned about bringing up sensitive topics, especially political issues and certain historical events. But for those who seek to be effective servants and trustworthy partners, addressing the pain and questions around such historical events may eventually be part of the work, especially if one is thinking holistically.
Easten Law
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July 15, 2014
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Stories
China is facing some unique demographic challenges, not the least of which is an aging population. Currently, roughly 8% of the population is 65 or older. However, according to a report by the BBC, that number is expected to be 12% by 2020, and 26% by 2050.
ChinaSource Team
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Stories
We live in an era when partnership between the church in China and the global church is both desired and increasingly possible. The challenges facing the church in China have evolved significantly in recent decades A survey of these challenges may lead some to conclude that church life in China today is not that much different from church life in the West or among overseas Chinese communities in Asia. Postmodernism, urbanization, secularization, and family breakdown are endemic to industrialized and post-industrialized societies the world over. The difference for China is that it has experienced in thirty years what in most other nations has taken place over a century or more.
Brent Fulton
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July 14, 2014
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Ideas
An arrest and a peek into history this week's must read ZGBriefs articles.
ChinaSource Team
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July 11, 2014
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Resources
As the church in China continues to grow and mature, opportunities to connect and partner with churches in the West continue to grow as well. In many cases, these partnerships provide opportunities for churches in China to learn from the experiences of the churches in the West. This is a good thing.
Joann Pittman
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July 10, 2014
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Stories
China's current policy on religion is spelled out in Central Party Document no. 19, "The Basic Viewpoint and Policy on the Religious Question during Our Country's Socialist Period," issued in March of 1982.
Brent Fulton
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July 9, 2014
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Ideas