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Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. You can follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). You can also email me with any questions or comments @ bfwesten at gmail dot com. You can also find easy links to everything we are involved in @ PrayGiveGo.us!
Summary
Today I begin by discussing Jimmy Lai (the Hong Kong Tucker Carlson) and his bold comments about Xi Jinping (2:11), followed by looking at the Chinese dictator's struggle with his military and his weaponization of China's endemic corruption (12:42). Next we look at China's flip flopping its private tutor laws (22:18), which I know quite well. Finally I talk all about Shandong (29:50) and share fascinating stories of the missionaries and martyrs who lived and died there, including the famous “Chariots of Fire” Olympian Eric Liddell (41:29).
In the News:
Jimmy Lai’s Criticism of Xi Jinping:
https://hongkongfp.com/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai/
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/19/chinas-problems-with-the-west-could-only-be-resolved-by-xi-jinping-stepping-down-jimmy-lai-tells-security-law-trial/
Xi Jinping’s Military Troubles:
https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/China-up-close/Analysis-China-military-in-disarray-over-Xi-s-monopoly-on-power
https://www.cfr.org/blog/six-takeaways-pentagons-report-chinas-military
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/china/china-xi-military-purge-analysis-intl-hnk
Xi Jinping’s Tutoring Ban Backfires
https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/China-up-close/Analysis-How-Xi-Jinping-s-tutoring-school-ban-backfired
Pray for China Province of the Week: Shandong (East of the Mountains)
Shandong on China’s Eastern Seaboard is matched up with the state of Virginia for prayer.
See which Chinese province your state is praying for @ PrayforChina.us!
Wikipedia Profile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong
Asia Harvest Overview & Intro: https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shandong
https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shandong/introduction-to-shandong-province
Shandong Missionaries & Martyrs:
https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shandong/1899-sidney-brooks
https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shandong/1945-eric-liddell
https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shandong/1967-pastor-tian
https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shandong/2003-zhang-hongmei
Recommended Resources:
Shandong: The Revival Province (China Chronicles #1) https://www.asiaharvest.org/bookstore/Shandong-The-Revival-Province-The-China-Chronicles-N%C2%BA1-p283331051
UNBEATEN: Arrested, Interrogated, and Deported from China
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By China CompassWelcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. You can follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). You can also email me with any questions or comments @ bfwesten at gmail dot com. You can also find easy links to everything we are involved in @ PrayGiveGo.us!
Summary
Today I begin by discussing Jimmy Lai (the Hong Kong Tucker Carlson) and his bold comments about Xi Jinping (2:11), followed by looking at the Chinese dictator's struggle with his military and his weaponization of China's endemic corruption (12:42). Next we look at China's flip flopping its private tutor laws (22:18), which I know quite well. Finally I talk all about Shandong (29:50) and share fascinating stories of the missionaries and martyrs who lived and died there, including the famous “Chariots of Fire” Olympian Eric Liddell (41:29).
In the News:
Jimmy Lai’s Criticism of Xi Jinping:
https://hongkongfp.com/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai/
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/19/chinas-problems-with-the-west-could-only-be-resolved-by-xi-jinping-stepping-down-jimmy-lai-tells-security-law-trial/
Xi Jinping’s Military Troubles:
https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/China-up-close/Analysis-China-military-in-disarray-over-Xi-s-monopoly-on-power
https://www.cfr.org/blog/six-takeaways-pentagons-report-chinas-military
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/china/china-xi-military-purge-analysis-intl-hnk
Xi Jinping’s Tutoring Ban Backfires
https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/China-up-close/Analysis-How-Xi-Jinping-s-tutoring-school-ban-backfired
Pray for China Province of the Week: Shandong (East of the Mountains)
Shandong on China’s Eastern Seaboard is matched up with the state of Virginia for prayer.
See which Chinese province your state is praying for @ PrayforChina.us!
Wikipedia Profile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong
Asia Harvest Overview & Intro: https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shandong
https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shandong/introduction-to-shandong-province
Shandong Missionaries & Martyrs:
https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shandong/1899-sidney-brooks
https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shandong/1945-eric-liddell
https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shandong/1967-pastor-tian
https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shandong/2003-zhang-hongmei
Recommended Resources:
Shandong: The Revival Province (China Chronicles #1) https://www.asiaharvest.org/bookstore/Shandong-The-Revival-Province-The-China-Chronicles-N%C2%BA1-p283331051
UNBEATEN: Arrested, Interrogated, and Deported from China
www.Unbeaten.vip