Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). Check out all of the other things we are involved in @ PrayGiveGo.us.

I begin by discussing a ministry that has blessed us (WMPress.org)(3:57), followed by a critique of Gordon Chang’s “tone” on his “Outstanding” podcast interview (11:05). Next, we work our way through this week’s China related news (20:58), some of which was discussed by Gordon Chang: redeeming DeepSeek, USAID’s China-focused NGOs, Asian Illegals in Fear, and the Hong Kong connection in Trump’s threat to re-take the Panama Canal. Finally, I explain what I was doing 22 years ago this week (49:15), as well as thoughts on language learning from William Borden (BordenofYale.com) and William Milne (PrayGiveGo.us).

World Missionary Press: 131 Million Scripture Booklets!

https://www.wmpress.org/

A Mild Critique of Gordon Chang (Agree with his Policies, Disagree with his Projection)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_G._Chang

What DeepSeek Says about the Church in China

https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/deepseek-china-church-ai-censorship-sensitive/

China-focused NGOs reel from U.S. foreign funding freeze

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Trump-administration/China-focused-NGOs-reel-from-U.S.-foreign-funding-freeze

Asia’s Millions of Illegals in US Cower in Shadow of Trump’s Deportation Drive

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Policy-Asia/Asian-immigrants-in-U.S.-cower-in-shadow-of-Trump-deportation-drive

China’s Hong Kong Takeover Led To Trump’s Panama Power Grab

https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/China-up-close/Analysis-China-s-tight-grip-on-Hong-Kong-led-to-Trump-s-Panama-gambit

Don’t forget to Pray for China! (PrayforChina.us)

Borden of Yale: The Millionaire Missionary

No Reserve, No Retreat, No Regrets (BordenofYale.com):

https://chinacall.substack.com/p/language-learning-and-loneliness

Lungs of Steel, Eyes of Eagles, Memories of Angels

William Milne's Passion for Learning Chinese (and Reaching China)

https://chinacall.substack.com/p/lungs-of-steel-eyes-of-eagles-memories

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