Author Archive for: Jane

The war in Ukraine is rekindling old alliances and not in a good way. Recently, it was revealed that Russia had bought drones from Iran to replace their losses on the battlefield, but to replace ammunition like artillery shells and rockets, it has turned to another old comrade: North Korea. Many use this deal to point out how badly Russia

China has a long history of isolationism and suspicion of foreigners and who can blame them? The opium wars gave China every reason to doubt the foreigners’ intentions towards them. The hundred years before the communist takeover are known in China as the age of humiliation, where Western powers and Japan forced China into unequal treaties. As soon as they

Would you like to learn just a bit more in depth stuff about the church in China? Does ‘China’ sound a bit generic to you and would you like to learn about where exactly churches in China are concentrated and why? Then you might want to take an hour or so to watch this lecture from Dr. Fenggang Yang, professor

Imagine you are a 17th century well-educated priest in France. One day, you receive a call to go to China. That meant giving up everything familiar, all your friends and relatives, and stepping into the great unknown. Imagine that you arrive in China and get to work, preaching the gospel and pastoring a church. Soon, you realise that there is

We have previously reported on China’s efforts to produce a Bible that is more acceptable to the communist party. It is said that the new Bible will incorporate Buddhist scripture and Confucian teachings, along with communist ideology. The purpose is “cultivating and implementing the socialist core values” of Chinese society into the scriptures. It is easier than you might think

Many people will remember the excitement and apprehension of the 2008 Beijing Olympics very well. Would China be able to host such an important international event without major glitches? It was a massive opportunity for China to cement their newfound image of cool and competent. China had not just caught up with the rest of the world; they had jumped

The war in Ukraine has affected economies all over the world, causing inflation and food scarcity, but how does the invasion of Ukraine affect China’s economic ambitions? The vision of China, to become the number one world power, hinges on the great ‘Belt and Road’ initiative. The Belt and Road initiative is supposed to revive the old Silk Roads and

Distressing news has been coming out of North Korea. Open Doors reported an unusually severe attack on Christians, even by North Korean standards. It is believed that as part of a larger operation against Christians in a certain area, one church meeting was raided by security police. All those present, several dozens, were executed on the spot. Their relatives, more