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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...
Evian Wong now has a firsthand taste of the new Hong Kong. The 33-year-old business executive is a follower of the Falun Gong spiritual movement that for the past 18 months has been the target of a brutal crackdown on the mainland. On Jan. 2, Wong awoke as usual at 6 a.m. and made the 10-minute walk from her apartment to a nearby park, where she spent an hour practicing the group's freeze-frame meditation exercises. When she arrived at the office, her boss was waiting. He bluntly told Wong she was fired?despite ?having offered...
...Falun Gong is a test of the Communist Party's resolve?the group claims more than 100 of its members have perished in Chinese prisons?it's also a critical trial for Hong Kong's ability to retain its separate way of life. The guiding mantra in the former colony is "one country, two systems," but the trend, many fear, is veering more toward a single country and less toward diverging systems. Prominent Hong Kong citizens with strong ties to Beijing are issuing shrill condemnations of Falun Gong and its activities in the territory, prompting speculation that a mainland-style...
...Hong Kong's top civil servant Anson Chan, many in the territory wonder whether the moment of truth has arrived: four years after Britain's colonial rulers sailed away, is Beijing about to drop its pretense of non-?interference and force Hong Kong to toe the line on Falun Gong...
...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...