60 years of the Chinese Patriotic Association: the Church subordinated to Politics

A new campaign is underway to rediscover and implement Chinese traditional culture. The promoter is the state and the general secretary of the Communist Party. Marxism has lost all its charm with the people. The campaign responds to the spiritual void felt by many Chinese and at the same time draws the fascination that Western culture and democracy exemplify between intellectuals and people. Confucianism, once despised by the party and Mao, now becomes an educational model. Courtesy of the Jamestown Foundation.

Two doctors visited the dissident. According to Beijing authorities, Liu was too ill to be transported. For the Chinese hospital "he does not have better options abroad".

"The US, with its dangerous military provocation, is pushing the risk of a nuclear war on the peninsula to a tipping point,” wrote North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper in an editorial. “The US saying it will regularly deploy strategic bombers to the Korean Peninsula is the same as a crazy act of playing fire on top of an ammunitions locker. A small misjudgement or error can immediately lead to the beginning of a nuclear war, which will inevitably lead to another world war,” the paper added. Meanwhile, South Korean President Moon Jae-In tries to keep the door open to dialogue.

A vigil of almost 300 Catholics and Protestants for the great dissident who is dying from terminal cancer liver cancer and for his wife. Liu is "China's Conscience." Cardinal Zen: He is like a prophet of the Old Testament. Rev Wu: His writings are full of Christian values. Postcards to sign and send to the Liu family: "Xiaobo, we are with you".

The text was approved with 122 votes in favor, one against, one abstention. But none of the nine nuclear countries -  US, Russia, China, France, Great Britain, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel - took part in the debate or vote. Vatican support and the appreciation of UN Secretary-General Guterres.

Following the request of Angela Merkel, Pope Francis writes to heads of state and government in Hamburg for the summit of the world's major economies. A "heartfelt appeal"  to address the tragic situations of South Sudan, Lake Chad, Horn of Africa and Yemen, where there are 30 million people who have no food and water to survive. " The contradiction between apparent unity in the "common economic forums" and the persistence of "armed conflicts". Take an example from the great leaders of the recent past: Schuman, De Gasperi, Adenauer, Monnet. Bear in mind the great majority of the population, even though it represents only 10% of the world economy.

Treatment against liver cancer interrupted, in preference of palliative care. The invitation from specialists from the United States and Germany halted over bureaucratic issues. Liu's friends suspect that authorities want to let him die.

Bad weather continues in at least 11 provinces. More than 11 million people are affected. Tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed or damaged, crops lost, trains and flights cancelled. At least 3,000 policemen have been deployed in rescue and security operations. Protesters clash with police over the government's slowness.

The family had refused compensation from local authorities for their home. Forced removal and demolition are a persistent problem in China, especially in its vast rural areas, after decades of rapid development and urbanisation. Home owners who refuse to leave have been beaten and even killed, making the issue one of the main causes of social tensions and unrest.

At the UN Security Council's emergency meeting, the US ambassador urges new sanctions against countries that have relations with North Korea, namely China. Beijing and Moscow: reduce tensions. South Korean President: Sanctions and pressure have to push for dialogue and not to destroy peace.

The statue of the goddess Mazu traveled along with those of Qianliyan and Shunfeng'er, her celestial guardians. They  are on tour in Kuala Lumpur part of a cultural exchange to pay tribute to the goddess of the sea and festival in her name. The episode comes under China's newfound religious revival.

 

Kim Jong-un's rhetoric: The Missile, "a gift to American bastards," on Independence Day. "Now we can hit the whole world." But the missile may have disintegrated into the air, on re-entering the atmosphere. Doubts about the ability to miniaturize nuclear warheads to be included in the missile cone. At the UN Security Council, the US will seek further sanctions. Seoul reiterates the importance of the path of dialogue. Antonio Guterres: The international community must remain united.

Medical experts from the United States and Germany. Hopes that the dissident can be brought abroad for treatment. Open letter to the G20 leaders to press Xi Jinping, who will be present at the Hamburg meeting. Visitors to the hospital could not find the patient.

In 2016, US$ 62 billion in foreign investment went through Hong Kong, 59 billion to Africa. About 90 per cent of the 10,000 Chinese companies operating in Africa are privately owned. The former British colony does as well as the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands and is used by the Chinese government for investments in Africa. China could amass combined revenues of US$ 440 billion by 2025. At present, it is already Africa’s top economic partner. Non-compliance with labour regulations remains.

Pyongyang claims a successful launch of an "intercontinental" missile. The Japanese government submits a formal protest to the UN. South Korean President Moon Jae-in also calls for the United Nations to intervene. The G20 in Hamburg will discuss the event in a trilateral meeting between Abe, Trump and Moon.