When I graduated from college, my parents had more concerns than pride. My mother worried that I would be a real “bachelor(ette).” She complained that my height was less than desirable and my skin was not silky. According to my mother, my “less-than-desirable” look was caused by the Great Famine during Mao’s time. When she […]
“We use WeChat in China for everything; it is so convenient; we can send text messages, photos, and have video chat.” This was what my friend told me when I asked for his email address. “Email is outdated,” said my friend proudly over the phone on the other side of the world. Email is obsolete?! […]
The World Wide Life Organization (WWF) states “We should do everything we can to save the giant panda because we are the ones that have driven it to the edge of extinction. And because we can.” It is my firm hope that, for the people of the world, non-government house churches in China are as […]
Will Republicans keep or Democrats flip the House? In about eight days, we will get the answer. Both parties are proactively encouraging voters to show up on election day. While race and cultural identity have become the holy grail of Democrats in their war against Republicans, one minority group seems to be ignoring the Democrats’ […]
“No Google in China! Oh, no. I cannot live there.” This was often the response of my American friends and colleagues when I told them that Google was banned in China. To freely enjoy Google is a dream for Chinese. However, this dream may not come true, because the Chinese government will not follow what […]
Thousands of Chinese Christians in China recently were required to sign an official document (like a template) issued by the government. The document was a forced personal declaration or statement. In the first part of the form, Christians must declare their name, gender, address, number of identification card, the year in which they began to […]
Recently, I was offered a full-time job after I successfully defended my doctoral degree. My American friends often ask me, “How do you like your job?” I answer, “I love my job; I feel I am respected as a human being.” My reply seems odd to them, because it is a basic norm in the […]
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Last Sunday, as part of the celebrations of the 242nd anniversary of America’s Independence Day, everybody in my church proudly recited the Pledge of […]
After three decades, Tank Man is still unknown in China. We Chinese, who have learned the true story of Tank Man and the bloody Tiananmen Square Massacre, keep blaming its cover-up on the Chinese Communist Party. Except for the tens of thousands gathered at a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong yesterday night to mark 29 years […]
A week ago, when President Trump announced the withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal, some angry Americans condemned the President and openly apologized on Facebook and social media to their Iranian “friends” who are de facto enemies of the United States. In China, such behavior – openly criticizing the government or the leadership of the […]