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Capital
Beijing

Size
China has more people than any other country in the world. In area, it is the fourth largest country. (Source: The CIA’s World Factbook)

Time
At 6:00 a.m. U.S. Central Standard Time, it is 8:00 p.m. in Beijing.

Interesting Fact
China scheduled the 2008 Olympics to begin at 8:08 p.m. on 8-08-08. When it is 8:08 p.m. in Beijing, what time is it in the central U.S.?

Religion
China has a communist government. Communism teaches that God does not exist or is not important. In the past, China’s communist government tried to get rid of Christianity. The leaders made it illegal to spread the Good News of Jesus.

 

Missionaries from other countries are still illegal in China. Today about half the people in China do not follow any religion. About 40% are Buddhist or they follow traditional Chinese religions. Less than 10% of the population is Christian. But millions are coming to Christ each year!

 

The majority of Chinese Christians worship in house churches not approved by the government. They believe churches should be approved by God, not the government. In some parts of China, police raid house churches, arrest Christians, and take away Bibles.
 

 

 

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