60secondsforchina

We all, of course, know Mao Zedong. He’s the father of communism in China, as well as the last great Marxist figurehead to survive the dawn of the 21st century. We also see his face everywhere, from file photos of Tienanmen Square on television and in our history books, to the stenciled images screened onto the Che-inspired t-shirts worn by neo-revolutionaries, culture jammers and politically-indifferent trend setters the world over. Read the rest of this entry »

Remember this ratio, because it’s going to be critically important in the next 100 years in China. According to demographers, this ratio will permeate just about every area of life in China, socially, politically and economically. So what does this ratio mean? Read the rest of this entry »

The meaning of conversion can be easily lost to us in the Western World. Though following Christ still requires that the whole man be offered up no matter where you live, it is not as markedly expressed as in a place like China. The moment you are submerged under water to signify your death and rebirth, you are painfully aware that you are being reborn into a world that might very well require your life, and in much more than just a symbolic sense. Read the rest of this entry »