ZGBriefs | February 15, 2018
From imitation to innovation: How China became a tech superpower (February 13, 2018, Wired)
In China, change comes so quickly that the future can arrive before the past is fully stripped away.
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A weekly roundup of news and analysis to help you follow key developments in China and the Chinese church.
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ZGBriefs | February 8, 2018
Possible deal between Vatican and China alarms many Catholics (February 2, 2018,
The Washington Post)
Reports that the Vatican and China have reached an agreement on appointing bishops have been greeted with consternation by many Catholics in China and Taiwan.
ZGBriefs | February 1, 2018
China’s Rise and the Church’s Call (January 30, 2018, The Gospel Coalition)
We need to welcome a newfound interdependence with the global church—including brothers and sisters in China.
ZGBriefs | January 25, 2018
How China Plans to Feed 1.4 Billion Growing Appetites (February 2018, National Geographic) As more Chinese crave Western-style diets, the booming nation rushes to industrialize an agricultural economy long built around small farms.
ZGBriefs | January 18, 2018
Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two words for tea (January 11, 2018, Quartz)
There are only two ways to say "tea" in the world and both versions come from China.
ZGBriefs | January 11, 2018
Livestreaming Country Life Is Turning Some Chinese Farmers into Celebrities (January 3, 2018, NPR)
Each day, farmer Liu livestreams video of his life in rural Sichuan province to nearly 200,000 subscribers
ZGBriefs | January 4, 2018
99 Questions for Global Families (digging for gold in your own home) (January 2, 2018, The Culture Blend)
This is what I’m finding — The questions may be simple but the answers are pure and priceless.
ZGBriefs | December 28, 2017
China Visas Explained (December 27, 2017, China Briefing)
Here, we provide details on all of the different types of visas and their applications and permitted uses.
ZGBriefs | December 21, 2017
The Confucian Fundamentalists Who Want to Boycott Christmas (December 18, 2017, Sixth Tone)
Any tolerance toward purportedly non-Chinese religions is tacit acceptance of spiritual and cultural pollution, one that is usually decried as “Westernization.”
ZGBriefs | December 14, 2017
O Holy Night, The Disco Ball is Shining (December 12, 2017, Small Town Laowai)
Rather than a traditional song, a new pulsating dance song started blaring through the loudspeakers.
ZGBriefs | December 7, 2017
For Decades, China's Laborers Moved To Cities. Now They're Being Forced Out (December 6, 2017, NPR)
Beijing's plan to move millions of migrant workers, who perform essential services, out of the city,
ZGBriefs | November 30, 2017
Cheering China’s Urbana: Churches Poised to Become Major Exporters (November 27, 2017, Christianity Today)
When 1,200 youth gathered for the first Chinese “Urbana-style” missions conference this fall, 300 pledged to become full-time missionaries.