Children more likely to be caring if their siblings are: study
Source: Xinuha Net WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Children are more likely to be kind and caring if their siblings are, a Canadian study showed. The study was published Tuesday […]
The Back-Road Historic Mosques of China
By: Sheila Blair , Jonathan Bloom and Nancy Steinhardt In a country known for large numbers, it was a modest, round number that grabbed our attention: 100. That is […]
China’s Hui Muslims fearful Chinese New Year education ban a sign of curbs to come
Reuters International This content was published on February 17, 2018 Men gather in a park in China’s Linxia, Gansu province, home to a large population of ethnic minority Hui […]
Lunar New Year: What the Year of the Dog is all about
The Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year, is one of the most celebrated events worldwide. The date of celebration varies every year. Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/chinese-year-welcoming-year-dog-180212113347405.html
Geopolitical Laboratory How Djibouti Became China’s Gateway To Africa
Djibouti, one of Africa’s smallest countries, has become China’s “strategic partner.” The Chinese have built a military base and a port, and is currently constructing a free trade zone, […]
Catholics Have a Messaging Problem in China
Source: The Atlantic BY CAROLINE KITCHENER Nearly half a century after Mao Tse-Tung banned religion in China, the country is home to an estimated 72 percent of the world’s religiously unaffiliated […]
Why the Pope Is Genuflecting to China
Source: The New York Times BY Yi-Zheng Lian On Feb. 1, the same day that new repressive regulations of religion went into force in China, the Vatican took a deep bow […]
Pope’s Controversial China Overture Has Cold-War Precedent
Source: Wall Street Journal By Francis X. Rocca Feb. 7, 2018 8:00 a.m. ET ROME—Pope Francis’ overture to Communist China echoes the Vatican’s conciliatory approach to Soviet-bloc states during much […]
Chinese paper says diplomatic ties with Vatican inevitable
Source: Reuters BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China and the Vatican will establish formal diplomatic relations sooner or later because Pope Francis has the “wisdom” to resolve problems between the two […]
China accuses US of ‘Cold War mentality’ over nuclear policy
Source: BBC News China has urged the US to drop its “Cold War mentality” after Washington said it planned to diversify its nuclear armoury with smaller bombs. “The country that […]
Vatican, Eager for China Ties, Asks ‘Underground’ Bishops to Step Aside
Source: The New York Times BEIJING — In a move that has upset many in the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican asked two “underground” bishops in China to surrender their […]
Vatican, Eager for China Ties, Asks ‘Underground’ Bishops to Step Aside
Source: The New York Times By IAN JOHNSON Photo Easter service at the government-sanctioned West Beijing Catholic Church. About half of the 10 to 12 million Catholics in China worship in […]
CIA chief says China ‘as big a threat to US’ as Russia
Source: BBC News Chinese efforts to exert covert influence over the West are just as concerning as Russian subversion, the director of the CIA has said. Mike Pompeo told the […]
China ‘holding at least 120,000 Uighurs in re-education camps’
Source: The Guardian BY Tom Phillips in Beijing At least 120,000 members of China’s Muslim Uighur minority have been confined to political “re-education camps” redolent of the Mao era that are springing […]
Monkey see, monkey 2: Scientists clone monkeys using technique that created Dolly the sheep
Source: CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN)For the first time, scientists say they created cloned primates using the same complicated cloning technique that made Dolly the sheep in 1996. Shanghai scientists created […]
Muslim county in China bans children from religious events over break
Source: Reuters BY Christian Shepherd BEIJING (Reuters) – A mostly Muslim county in western China has banned children from attending religious events over a winter break, an education bureau […]
China’s economy grows by 6.9% in 2017
Source: BBC News China’s economy grew by 6.9% in 2017 according to official data – the first time in seven years the pace of growth has picked up. The figure […]
Muslim county in China bans children from religious events over break
Reuters International This content was published on January 17, 2018 By Christian Shepherd BEIJING (Reuters) – A mostly Muslim county in western China has banned children from attending religious […]
A 3,000-year-old city that runs on AI
Source: BBC News By Lindsey Galloway 16 January 2018 It may have a history stretching back 3,000 years, but Beijing is fast becoming today’s modern ‘it’ city. With amazingly fast […]
China church demolition sparks fears of campaign against Christians
Source: The Guardian By Benjamin Haas in Hong Kong Footage has emerged of the Golden Lampstand Church in Shanxi province being razed by local authorities A church in northern China was demolished this week, […]