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  • 23 May 2008
    Brown to meet with Dalai Lama at Lambeth Palace

    Gordon Brown will meet the Dalai Lama at Lambeth Palace, the home of the Archbishop of Canterbury, today. The British Prime Minister has been accused of "kow-towing" to China by meeting the exiled Tibetan leader in his capacity as a spiritual leader.

  • 23 May 2008
    Evangelicals urged to continue support for relief work in China and Myanmar

    Evangelical Christians have been urged to keep up their efforts to support relief work in the areas of China and Myanmar ravaged by recent natural disasters. The comments came yesterday from the Director of the Evangelical Alliance.

  • 22 May 2008
    World Vision prioritises needs of children following China quake

    Christian development agency World Vision says that it is prioritising children in the aftermath of the earthquake in China. More than 4.8 million people were made homeless after the earthquake destroyed homes and flattened schools.

  • 18 May 2008
    Christian Aid backs the work of Amity in quake-hit China

    The UK-based international developement agency Christian Aid is responding to the huge magnitude earthquake that hit China’s Sichuan province on 12 May through the work of the Amity Foundation, a recognised NGO.

  • 14 May 2008
    Chinese churches and NGOs respond to earthquake crisis

    Chinese churches and Christian agencies, as well as the government and army, have begun responding to the recent earthquake. The quake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, has devastated a region west of the provincial capital Chengdu.

  • 13 May 2008
    China reeling from largest earthquake in 30 years

    The most powerful earthquake to hit China in 30 years, registered at a magnitude of 7.9, has killed at least 10,000 people in the south-western Sichuan province, with thousands more trapped and injured, says the BBC and news agencies.

  • 28 Mar 2008
    Taiwan church leaders disappointed at failure of UN referendum

    The Anglican Bishop of Taiwan and one of his senior priests say they are saddened by the failure of the electorate on the island to pass two referendums asking whether Taiwan should enter the United Nations.

  • 24 Mar 2008
    Tibet freedom protesters interrupt Olympic torch ceremony

    Pro-Tibet freedom protesters from media rights group Reporters Without Borders broke through the cordon of 1,000 police officers in Olympia, Greece, as China's envoy spoke and the Olympic torch was lit prior to the Beijing games.

  • 22 Mar 2008
    Beijing urged by Hong Kong Christians to talk to Tibetans

    Hong Kong Christians have urged the Chinese government in Beijing to stop its suppression of peaceful demonstrations in Tibet and to talk to the Tibetan people.

  • 17 Mar 2008
    Plea for recognition of Orthodox Christians in China

    The new Orthodox metropolitan of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia says his priorities include dealing with the Chinese government to bring about the proper recognition of Orthodox Christians in mainland China.