Antioch Missions

In October 2022 the Chinese Communist Party held the first Plenum of its 20th Central Committee. The Economist commented that as a result “Xi Jinping is the most powerful person in the world.” Stratfor summarised the meeting this way: “Chinese leader Xi Jinping secured a new term and a thoroughly loyal cabinet, which will enable […]

China’s central and provincial governments’ stimulus measures have thus far failed to turn its property slump around. Home buyers wary of Beijing’s regulations to curb property developers’  excessive debt were further deterred by the contraction in housing project launches, the dismal economic outlook, uncertainty over individual income and the impact of China’s zero-Covid policy. This […]

China has not changed its dynamic zero-COVID policy. As prevention of the viral infection becomes more difficult, many places are put under “silent management” so as to implement the central government’s policies. This leads to extreme pandemic prevention measures. Some places in Xinjiang and Gansu have longer periods of lockdown than in Wuhan, where the […]

Behance is a popular creative community platform. Other than showcasing the work of designers from all over the world, it also allows designers to solicit for jobs by posting their resumes. However, since August this year, this major carrier of inspiration for contemporary art has blocked all user accounts registered in the mainland without warning. […]

Rewriting of the Bible is an abhorrent act to any Christian. By definition, rewriting the Bible is not simply another translation, required in order to bring the vocabulary in line with modern vernacular. Rather it is changing the very meaning and intention of the original words. In the last few years, concerns that this could […]

ACTS 16:9-10 (ESV) And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”  And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to […]

It is a certainty that Chinese President Xi Jinping is still in absolute control in China. Xi visited an exhibition in Beijing on Tuesday September 27th. Normally that would not have attracted much international attention, but it did, because Xi had been absent from the public eye since he returned to China from the SCO […]

For nearly three years, many Chinese have been unable to travel abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, replicas of foreign attractions have gained popularity. Photographs of “Little Switzerland”, “Little Kamakura”, “Little Paris” and “Little Bangkok” are frequently shared on social media. According to media reports, these replicas were originally meant to be […]

Brother Andrew 1928-2022 Andrew van der Bijl, better known as Brother Andrew, was wounded in the 1940’s serving in the colonial army of the Dutch East Indies.  Confronted by mortality, he surrendered his life to Jesus. In 1955, he had gone to hand out tracts, titled ‘The Way of Salvation’, and as he watched thousands […]

The hopes of human rights advocates and China’s Uyghur nationality have been dashed again.  The U.N. Human Rights Council voted 19 – 17 on 6th October 2022, against a proposal to debate China’s alleged abuses in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. This follows the tabling in August of the very long-awaited report from the UN High […]