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Apr 19: China, People’s Republic, Yunnan Province, Zhejiang Province
China
People's Republic of China
Asia
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Geography
Area: 9,573,000 sq kmThe third-largest state in the world, also containing the highest mountains and plateaus in the world. The climate and geography are extremely diverse, ranging from tropical in the south to sub-arctic in the north, from a highly industrialized and modern eastern seaboard to sparsely populated western deserts and mountain ranges. Hong Kong and Macau are integral parts of China, though their statistics are not included here; Taiwan’s status is debated. These three are handled separately.
Population: 1,330,584,783 Annual Growth: 0.63%
Capital: Beijing
Urbanites: 44.9%
HDI Rank: 92 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)
Peoples
Peoples: 516 (83% unreached) All peoplesUnreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese); local languages in the five Autonomous Regions. 15 regional mega-languages. There are an estimated 600 different spoken Han dialects, but one written language common to all Languages: 296 All languages
Religion
Largest Religion: Non-religious| Religion | Pop % | Ann Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christians | 105,382,315 | 7.92 | 2.7 |
| Evangelicals | 75,399,270 | 5.7 | 2.9 |
| Non-religious | 590,247,410 | 44.36 |
Challenge for Prayer
Challenges of population growth afflict Chinese with sobering troubles both now and even more acutely in the future. Although restrictions and their implementation are loosening, effects of the grievous “one-child policy” on society continue to be severe. The Chinese perform in excess of 13 million abortions per year, now a widely accepted form of birth control, particularly sex-specific (female) abortions. Many infants, if not aborted, are abandoned or kidnapped and trafficked. Some children who are raised without siblings are unduly pampered, potentially creating a sub-culture of self-absorption and indulgence. Further complications includea) Gender imbalance. The rising generation will pay perhaps the heaviest cost related to the one-child policy, with studies predicting 20-30 million men left single by the year 2020. In some areas, young men outnumber young women by 30-40%; rape, abductions, female slavery, incest, prostitution, widespread homosexuality and the rapid spread of AIDS could be the results.
b) Work force. Coming decades will see a significant decrease in young workers for certain sectors of industry and the military in particular.
c) Care for the elderly. With fewer children available to care for aging parents, and with changes in pensions provided by the state, the need for elder care in the coming generation will present a burden on Chinese society. Many elders are, as with young children, abandoned and left without sufficient care.
Pray for wise policies to be implemented that will stabilize the population.
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The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of China.Yunnan Province
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Challenge for Prayer
Yunnan’s indigenous ethnic minorities – numbering 16 million in at least 208 ethno-linguistic peoples – are an immense challenge for the Church in China and the world. Pray for Christians to be raised up who will intercede on their behalf, raise awareness of their plight and go to them as spiritually effective and culturally astute missionaries.a) Ninety-five peoples have no known Christians, and a further four are less than 1% Christian. Many of these groups are small in number, geographically isolated and with unique languages and cultures. Most of these groups believe in some combination of animism, ancestor worship, polytheism and Buddhism.
b) Pray for indigenous believers to reach out to related ethnic groups still unreached; pray also for missionaries from elsewhere in China and beyond to reach these unreached of Yunnan. The poverty of local believers and difficulties in travel slow any attempts at evangelism.
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The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of Yunnan Province.Zhejiang Province
China
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Challenge for Prayer
Zhejiang province enjoys China’s highest proportion of Christians. At 19.5%, it almost certainly possesses more born-again believers than any European country. Wenzhou Prefecture is nearly 30% Christian. Yongjia county and Xiaoshan district both hover around 50% Christian! Praise God for this amazing growth in the Church – TSPM, Catholics and especially house churches enjoy sustained increases in numbers and maturity.For an additional 3 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.
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