China is continually part of the global news agenda, a tendency that is certain to accelerate in 2008 as its supercharged economy develops and as Beijing hosts the Olympic games on 8-24 August. In such times, it is important if not always easy to avoid the tendency to oversimplify contemporary China. But how can outside observers escape this trap? Full Story »
Posted by Bruce Sims
This is an opinion article that conveys some of the complexities of understanding the PRC. The author mainly discusses his own experiences, both in China and in teaching about China. He seeks to counter some standard ideas about China that are inaccurate and generally provides clear reasons for his views. The major problem is the absence of discussion of how China is becoming a Christian nation, with many of the next generation of leaders being Christians and China becoming a country with the largest Christian population in the world within twenty years or less.
