China Partnership

(formerly Asia Opportunity – Work conducted by the Asia-Pacific Area Service Center)
Map indicates Bible Society operational area. Shaded area is drawn without prejudice to, and not necessarily indicating political boundaries of, countries or territories.

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Country Data:

Area: 9,571,035 sq.km.
Population: 1,273,050,000 (2000)
Annual Per Capita Income: US$840 (2000)
Literate Population: 77.8% (1990)
Religions in % of Population (2000): Non-religious
50.3%
Traditional beliefs
32.6%
Buddhist
8.4%
Protestant
6.5%
Muslim
1.5%
Roman Catholic
0.6%
Other
0.1%
Official Language: Mandarin Chinese
Beginning of organised work : 1807
Date of formation of Bible Society: 1951

Bible Data:

Scripture distribution in 2005:
Bibles
New
Testaments
3,400,444 258,735 109,440 0 100,000 0

Black Yi people eager for their own Bible(July 2007)
Spreading God’s Word to China’s football fans(September 2007)
China Special Report- The Bible in China seeds fall on good soil-39 stories (April 2007)
Latest News #379 – Archbishop sees Amity’s work at first hand (November 2006) [PDF]
Artist finds strength in God’s Word (November 2006)

Faithful servant satisfies her thirst for God’s Word (June 2006)
’This is what the Lord has called me to do’
(March 2006)
Latest News #342 – Dr Wenzao Han: ‘a most gracious, humble giant of the Christian faith’ (February 2006) [PDF file]
The Bible by numbers: change, Church and China (Jan./Feb. 2006)
Reading the Bible at last (Jan./Feb. 2006)
Latest News #334 – New facility set to boost Amity’s output (Dec. 2005) [PDF file]
‘I’m a strong believer in United Bible Societies’: an interview with Luis Palau
(November 2005)
Prayer and practical support for victims of HIV/AIDS in Henan (November 2005)
A dream comes true for a visually impaired man: Peng’s story (July 2005)
‘I clutched the Bible tightly like a precious treasure’ (July 2005)

HIV/AIDS Focus:
China’s Christians roll up their sleeves to help sufferers (March 2005)

Tianbao, heavenly treasure (March 2005)
Forgotten Bible (March 2005)

‘No peace if I don’t share the Good News’ (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
From grieving to rejoicing (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
‘I don’t want to be petty over little things’ (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
A staff member turns preacher (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
New Bible will build up ‘Church for all the people of God’ (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
Thousands gather to await Bibles in small village (Aug./Sep. 2004)
Photo Caption (Aug./Sep. 2004)
Distribution trip highlights hunger for God’s Word in China (June/July 2004)
A restaurant empire with a difference (December 2003)
Latest News (October 2003)
Latest News (October 2003)
The trials and blessings of copying the Bible by hand (June 2003)

Amity celebrates past and looks to future as 30 millionth Bible printed
(March 2003)
China’s rapid transformation (March 2003)
Chinese Christian leaders to visit UBS (March 2003)
Mountain-top villagers overjoyed to receive Bibles (March 2003)
“Though my eyes cannot see, my heart is able to” (
February 2003)
Bibles distributed in Yunnan Province (June 2002)
Bible distribution van brings joy to China’s remote Christians (April/May 2002)
Catholics to distribute 50,000 Gospels and Jesus videos in China (March 2002)
Yunnan Christians in need of Scripture resources (November 2001)
Graduates the key to Bible work in China (September 2001)
‘I realised we need a more modern translation’: Hu Hui Ping’s story (September 2001)
‘Despite opposition, Jesus wanted me to respond’ – Shi Wen Hua (September 2001)

First Opportunity 21 ‘Gospel wagon’ takes Scriptures to rural churches
(July/August 2001)
Outpourings of gratitude from rural Chinese Christians (July/August 2001)
‘Like bamboo after rain’ (April/May 2001)
China to get 2.5m Bibles this year (April/May 2001)
Carving the Good News in China (March 2001)
Chinese Army Press Printed Bibles, Chinese Elder Recalls (March 2001)
UBS and Amity Celebrate 25 Million Bibles for China (Jan/Feb. 2001)
First Chinese Handwritten Bible Raises Funds for Opportunity 21 (Jan/Feb. 2001)
Thousands Flock to Hong Kong Bible Exhibition (Jan/Feb. 2001)
Vivid Picture of Need for Bibles in Rural China (October 2000)
When God Plants the Church (April/May 2000)
Snippets from Amity Press (February 2000)
Singing in a Cesspool (January 2000)
UBS Helps Boost Audio Program for Rural Chinese (January 2000)
Twenty-two Million and Counting (December 1999)
Church Literacy Class Fuels Faith (October 1999)
Amity Printing Company Passes 21-Millionth Bible Mark (September 1999)
Chinese Believers Shed Tears of Joy at Scriptures (July/August 1999)
No Ordinary Day (China) (June 1999)
Bible News in Brief (March 1999)

China’s Burgeoning Church Outgrows its Buildings
(Special Report #20, March 1999)
  China’s Christians Respond to Worst Flood of Century (March 1999)
  When the Water Did Not Stop Rising (March 1999)
  Wenzhou – Jerusalem Of China (March 1999)
  Church Life in Wenzhou (March 1999)
  ‘Please Return Our Church To Us!’ (March 1999)
  ‘We Built Our Own Church’ (March 1999)
  Cultural Revolution Gave Church New Life (March 1999)
  600 Attend Tuesday Evening Prayer (March 1999)
  Faith Makes ‘Better’ Citizens (March 1999)
  ‘Our Family’ (March 1999)
  Church Relies on Volunteers (March 1999)
  South of the Clouds (March 1999)
  Bibles for Minority Peoples (March 1999)
  ‘They Introduced Us to Christ’ (Miao) (March 1999)
  Hunger Among the Miao in 1907 (March 1999)

Chinese Writer Sees the Bible as Point of Difference Between Superstition and Christianity
(January 1999)
80-Year-Old is First in Chinese Church Literacy Class (January 1999)
Theology Students Use Scriptures to Return Chinese Villagers to Faith (Dec. 1998)
Shanghai Press Transformed in Bid to Meet Demand for Christian Books (Dec. 1998)
Free distribution in wake of devastating floods (December 1998)
Testimony: One Bible’s Long Road (September 1998)
Bible News in Brief (July/August 1998)

Bible Challenge in China (Special Report #18, June 1998)
  Welcomed with Tears (June 1998)
  Chinese Church Says: “Thank You for Scriptures” (June 1998)
  Service in Shanghai (June 1998)
  Community-Involved Church (June 1998)
  Church Growth – Chinese style! (June 1998)
  New Shanghai Seminary (June 1998)
  Annual Appeal Helps Seminary (June 1998)
  “Push the Work, Let’s Go Ahead!” (June 1998)
  Two New Churches Every Three Days (June 1998)
  Bible Unites Beijing Church (June 1998)
  Primary Role For Bible In Beijing (June 1998)
  Meeting the Needs of the Rural Churches (June 1998)
  New Bibles Needed in Rural Churches (June 1998)
  Local Paper Means More Bibles (June 1998)
  World Standards for Bible Printing in China (June 1998)
  Bibles Must be Numbered (June 1998)
  Braille Scriptures in Great Demand (June 1998)
  “Thank You” in Scripture Frontispiece (June 1998)

The Bible’s Role in the Growth of the Church in China
(January 1998)
Record Year for Bible Production (December 1997)
The Bible in China: A Teacher’s First-hand Experience (October 1997)
China Church Conference Hears of Rapid Growth (May 1997)
China Celebrates 15 Million Bibles (May 1997)
15-Millionth Bible Printed in China (April 1997)
China: Needs Changing But Bible Remains in Demand (March 1997)


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