Word: gongli
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...brutal murder last week of a Christian teacher drew attention to the numbers of such workers throughout the country (see accompanying story). What has drawn less attention is the relative freedom with which they operate, even in the face of a vicious crackdown on "evil cults" like Falun Gong that has led to more than 100 deaths in police custody. Christianity is thriving in China?though its spread not unfettered?and missionaries reflect the growing freedom to worship Jesus. "The amount of personal freedom that people have to practice religion is magnitudes greater than 10 years ago," says Robert Cheeley...
...church last April that Bruce was introduced to Gong Zhili, an out-of-work music teacher with a reputation for mental instability who immediately took a liking to the gentle American. But that affection would eventually spin out of control. Just before a Christian youth meeting earlier this month, as worshipers were milling around the church foyer, Gong suddenly walked up to Bruce, muttered a few words, pulled a knife and stabbed him just below the heart. The 37-year-old American was pronounced dead on arrival at the local hospital. Valori showed up minutes later, and as a last...
Sitting in her apartment just days after her husband's murder, Valori does not cry. Her calm and even cheery demeanor puzzles her local friends, as does her desire that Gong?who will almost certainly face a swift execution by firing squad?be spared the death penalty. "In China, widows cry and scream for revenge for weeks," says one of Bruce's colleagues, who started attending church several years ago. "But Mrs. Morrison just sits and reads the Bible." Equally surprising is Valori's desire to remain in China. "I have spent all my married life here," she says...
...tokens (think Monopoly money) to bid on the classes he wants. It's an online process, and students can bid high for a seat in a must-have class--or for one they think they could barter later. Unpopular professors may feel as if they are on The Gong Show...
Beijing Police continued to maintain some of the tightest security measures seen in the Chinese capital for years after five alleged members of the outlawed spiritual movement Falun Gong set themselves on fire in Tiananmen Square early last week. In the dramatic protest, one woman died and four other people were severely burned. The Chinese stance on issues such as Falun Gong, which was outlawed by the government in 1999, has drawn objections from both human rights groups and other nations?in a conversation between new U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and outgoing Chinese ambassador...