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Archive of "China" Category
China’s Military Recruitment Propaganda
[The Honor Guard of the three military forces in China]
[via ChinaSMACK - They do a nice comparison w other countries too]
Check out China’s latest military recruitment posters. Not sure if these are actual printed posters or just simply desktop wallpapers. Seems more likely the latter. What are they communicating? Strength/power? China is great?
How do these ideas compare with the messages of US military recruitment marketing?
– “Are you Army Strong?” Become stronger. Go further. Push harder. All very personal messages.Would we ever show our Nuclear might?
Below is my favorite.
Go female fighter pilots! It’s like something straight out of anime.
Deidox features short film on the Underground Church in China
Deidox produces some high quality short films that tell the redemptive and transforming work of God in and through everyday people. I’ve really appreciated their work and the two guys behind it, @DaveMahanes and @BrentGudgel. This Wednesday Deidox will launch the story of Li Yang and the Underground Church in China. Really looking forward to it.
Live webcast on Wednesday, Oct. 21st at 9:00AM PST followed by a Q&A with the Deidox director (Brent) and producer (Dave).
The film is 5 minutes in length and the Q&A will last about 20-25 minutes.
Visit www.deidox.com/webcastAncestor Worship, Taiwanese Christians, & Contextualization
Ed Stetzer is blogging his Taiwan visit and sharing his missional discoveries along the way. There’s some real good stuff on the growth of the church in Taiwan and the mainland but most interesting is a look [with video] into ancestor worship and the challenges of contextualization.
Taiwan Video 1: Meeting and Learning from Pastor Chen
Bluegrass and Contextualization in Taiwan
Taiwan Video 2: Ancestor Worship and Taiwanese Christians*TYSK China
*Think You Should Know: China
Links and news updates
Nearly 1 million people evacuated from Fujian and Zhejiang provinces
Typhoon ‘Morakot’ hit Taiwan this weekend unleashing record rains, causing what officials said was the worst flooding in half a century [NYTimes].China performs more abortions than any other country in the world.
Report says 13 million abortions a year in China [Associated Press].
“Sex is no longer considered taboo among young people today, and they believe they can learn everything they need from the Internet,” Yu Dongyan, a gynecologist, “But it doesn’t mean they’ve developed a proper understanding or attitude toward it.”Remembering Tiananmen 20 Years Later
It was 20 years ago today that students were killed in Tiananmen Square for their pro-democracy protests. I just started a journey of self discovery and my ideas of freedom were changed that day. That image of the now infamous tank confrontation was burned into my memory. I discovered freedom is not free afterall but something worth laying your whole life down on the line for.
Came across this quote from Sojourners citing The New York Times. Wow.
Liu Suli, who served 20 months in prison for his role in the pro-democracy Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, “his fellow Chinese have made a devil’s bargain, trading the freedom that he and his fellow protesters sought for a chance at a car and a bigger apartment.”
More
How do Chinese students today feel about Tiananmen, 20 years later? From the NYTFrom Andy Crouch
20 years ago their cultural creativity was crushed. Thought-provoking story about 3 leaders of Tiananmen SqJames Hudson Taylor III [Aug 12, 1929 - Mar 20, 2009]
One of the most well known names in the history of missions passed away today.
James Hudson Taylor III [Aug 12, 1929 - Mar 20, 2009]
Two days ago in a Hong Kong hospital, Jamie Taylor (James Hudson Taylor IV) shared his dad’s last words to him, ”live to make a difference for Jesus.” What an incredible family legacy now spanning five generations of humble service to the Chinese for Jesus Christ. Through James Husdon Taylor V whose mother is Chinese (”Mimi” Yeh-Min Ke), it is said, “Chinese blood is now immersed in the Taylor’s next generation as they are growing up around us.” (Christ Alone: A Pictorial Presentation of Hudson Taylor’s Life and Legacy)The work of Hudson Taylor continues through OMF International
A short note by Jamie Taylor (h/t CCCOWE and Eugene Hor)
China, World’s Largest Online Population Stats
China’s online population is an incredible growing market.
How does this shape the future of China?
How will these young people understand the world and engage it?Made in China
I love this image that I came across on Tumblr. [sorry don't know the source]
How appropriate for our current political, economic atmosphere and for ABCPastor.Chinese Born American?
First thoughts?Newly found blog friend and missional church planter Wayne Park has some thoughts.
Feeling Sichuan, One Week Later
Yesterday at 2:28PM (1428 (0628 GMT) in the first of three days of national mourning a week after the earthquake struck south western Sichuan Province, there was a three-minute observance of silence. A nation of 1.3 billion people paused. I wish I could be there to experience some of this. Air-raid sirens and the horns of cars and buses sounded in memory of the dead. During these three days, flags are to fly at half-staff and public entertainment is canceled — it’s the first time China has declared a national mourning since Mao and Deng Xiaoping. Some people have commented at how remarkable it is that the government is honoring average citizens and not some great leader. This is a much softer and compassionate image of China isn’t it?
Together they also rallied great cries of rebuilding China, “Long live China.” Even, “Let’s Go Team China!” in light of the olympics. This was real national pride and unity if we’ve ever seen any. Regardless of what position or class they were in the streets of Chinese cities they cried out in unison. Some have started calling May 12 their 9-11. This of course has stirred up a bit of criticism from some but in regards to a national response to a tragic event regardless of the cause you can’t deny the emotional similarities.
We can witness regular Chinese mourning traditions such as the pervasive use of black and avoidance of red. Newspapers will be doing this on the front pages. I wonder if it’s happening here with the Chinese newspapers. No celebration or entertainment for at least a month I think. So radio stations and music programs will be suspended. This is a very interesting time for China especially for their media.
As a church in Philadelphia’s Chinatown we responded over the weekend as many other organizations had as well. Every corner in Chinatown had some group raising relief support and awareness for the earthquake. Our Cantonese congregation got right out there and did an amazing job after Sunday service and in the rain.
Here’s an article from Benjamin Chan (Area Director of East Asia and India International Ministries, ABCUSA),
“We love China. Please help our fellow people.” Chinese-American Christians spoke a loud voice in the Philadelphia Chinatown last Saturday and Sunday.The Elim Fellowship of the Christian Church and Center in Philadelphia conducted a two-days fund-raising campaign in Philadelphia Chinatown for the earthquake relief in China. They raised more than US$12,000. The money will be sent to the Amity Foundation via American Baptist International Ministries/ World Relief Office to support the relief effort.
Dr. Eugene Young, Chair of the Elim Fellowship who initiated the campaign, praised Elim members of how they mobilized their families and friends in the fund-raising “You are a role model for them.” Daisy Wong, an Elim member, reflected on the experience, “My whole family is involved, and there is no greater joy than serving God and helping the people who are in such a desperate situation.”
Alice Hau, another key player in the campaign was touched by the overwhelming support of the donors of different ethnical backgrounds, and said, “We are thankful that God uses us. The love in the donor’s heart shines across to the other side of the planet.” Another two members of the church who sent the first check shared their thought, “Sometimes we take everything for granted, especially our good health and all the blessing in our life while staying in our comfort zone but still complaining most of the time. Pray that we all treasure what we are given and give to help the needy with a heart of thanksgiving.”
Dr. Michelle Sun, another Elim member, shares a poem “Sky Howls” to tell the terrible situation of the earthquake affect areas, and yet shows the light when we extend help and love to the victims. (See the English of the poem below)
Rev. Leslie Leung, pastor of the Cantonese speaking congregation of the church supported the campaign, and encouraged the church members to continue the effort. “The need is great, and we welcome every dollar to bring hope to the earthquake victims.”
View pictures of the fund-raising campaign here.
Relief updates are posted in
1. Amity Foundation homepage (Chinese and English versions): www.amityfoundation.org.
2. International Ministries East Asia and India homepage: www.eacinet.org.
3. Judy Sutterlin (American Baptist personnel in Nanjing) homepage: http://www.sutterlinmpt.org/.
4. International Ministries homepage: www.internationalministries.org.Sky Howls
Michelle SunSky howls from the quake
Sichuan bleeds still
Scenic Sichuan bleeds stillSichuan at shock bleeds still
Cuehe* has its waterway barred
Wenchuan* faces all collapsed homesA town mourns with no next generation
School children with red scarves buried alive
Schools, villages, cities
All buried, fallen, sieged and dead
No more hate and strifeLook, dear ones breathed their last, still holding hands
Fingers interlocking tight at the loss of hope
Gripping tight, didn’t let go
Clutching tight, didn’t let go
Grayish black, ice-cold palms
Wouldn’t let goRubble mountain-high, in valleys and up the peaks
Yet a twilight of life’s there
Lost children in lonely tents wait for Mom and Dad
Amidst the chills the sun comes and cares
Devouring earth sends kindred love
Arms of strangers show up from afar, from all paths
Descend from the sky, come with winds, dart over
God of providence grabs you tight
From the arms of Death
Pulls you to Him
Feeling Beichuan, Day 5
Photo: Andy Wong/Associated PressThe relief effort has entered the most desperate phase now. Trapped survivors can only hold on so long. Beichuan is utterly gone being so close to the epicenter. There is no more Beichuan just mountains of rubble in what was once one of the world’s most beautiful valleys. The death toll is quickly climbing towards 50,000. The good news today is that the government has allowed international relief teams to enter into the disaster. [As Time Runs Out, Survivors Pulled From Quake Rubble, NYTimes]
What’s interesting is the government investigation on why so many schools were leveled by the quake. Neighboring buildings fared much better. It appears that those who built the schools used cheap materials. Go figure. China has long allowed short cuts like this for things going out but we can see that they’re paying the price for doing it within as well. What I find interesting is that even though there’s been mass destruction and loss of life they will probably execute those builders.
Whole graduating classes gone.
Members from our community/congregations are crying out for our church to do something. We feel responsible to take the lead in Chinatown to respond to the relief work. This is our moment to be a community leader. Pray that we will respond well.
Official Toll in Myanmar Reaches Nearly 78,000. Things haven’t gotten better in Burma. Many say the conditions have worsened. British officials saying the total dead and missing could be more than 200,000. [BBC News]
Events
"HERO" An EPIC MOVEMENT EAST COAST Conference January 15-18, 2010, Philadelphia
Verge Missional Community Conference,
February 4-6, Austin, Texas
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