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| People:
China is first in population – 1.3 billion people, of which about 90% are Han Chinese. There are over 300 million children in China, more than the USA population. The national language of Mandarin is spoken by 70% of the people. |
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Politics:
In 1949 Mao Zedong communist party took over control of the new Peoples Republic of China. The cultural revolution of 1966-76 caused universities to close, and the torturing and putting into labor camps the intellectuals, the rich, and most Christians. Starting in 1984, China set a course towards economic reconstruction. Later Jiang Zemin and now Hu Jintao have set to follow a path of economic modernization fueled by the membership in the World Trade Organization. Back to top |
Religion:
China’s religion split is 50% non-religious, 28% Chinese, and 8% Christians. Since the Chinese government are basically atheistic, and are trying to suppress the Christians, it is hard to get accurate numbers. There are between 80 to 100 million Christians, with the majority members of unregistered house churches. The Church grows at between 20-25,000 new believers every day. The impact of 150 years of prayer for China is enormous. Back to top Economy:
China has had the highest economic growth every year for nearly 10 years. It is fifth in the world economically. To meet its own peoples demand as well as demand for exports, China imports a huge amount of raw materials like oil, steel, coal, cotton, etc which it obtains from many Southeast Asian countries. Avg. income is $900. Back to top | Notables:
There are over 45,000 characters in the Chinese language. China is the third largest country in the world and borders with 14 countries. It contains the highest point in the world – Mount Everest at 8,848 meters. China feeds 25% of the world’s population on farming 7% of the earth’s cultivatable land. The Chinese invented: paper, gunpowder, credit banking, the compass, and paper money. Back to top |
| Stories:
China is such a large and diverse country that almost any story may be true somewhere. There is a measure of controlled freedom in official churches and in the larger cities, but things may be very different in other regions. Those who seek to practice their religion outside the official church still suffer penalties like fines, arrest, torture, labor camp or prison detention.
While Bibles and other Christian literature may be found in the cities, there are still large groups of rural and minority-language people who do not have access to scriptures or teaching about God. One minority worker said, "My people have not rejected Jesus, they have never heard of Him."
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Prayer Points: - Wisdom for pastors how to teach and equip their large flocks.
- Protect believers from occults and false teachings.
- Strength and encouragement for believers who are in jail for their faith.
- Provision for Bibles and Christian materials and safe distribution of them.
- Protection over Chinese believers.
- Lord call and equip more pastors, evangelists, and Sunday School teachers.
- More trainers and safe locations for training to take place.
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