China Media Missions
If you are a Minister, Church, or Missionary and want to give Global Ministry Media more information about China please contact Global Ministry Media with your story and we can publish the information to the China Media Mission page. Please keep the information related to Ministry Media and how Media can help the Church reach China.
Webpage for China is in progress, your contributions are welcome via the comment section below.
Missionaries currently working in China – World Missions Alliance – http://www.rfwma.org/china-1 - Several mission trips scheduled for 2011
WMA Facebook Page – http://www.facebook.com/pages/World-Missions-Alliance/177147170469
Video from World Mission Alliance -
Interesting Facts about Social Media in China
Social Media is big in China. Big as in “real big!” China has 1 billion registered online users and roughly 92% of these use some form of Chinese social media. It’s important to note that the Chinese government actually blocks Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube from it’s citizens. Government does no eleminate social media but puts restrictions on foreign websites and this has caused the flourishing of a home-grown, state-approved, ecosystem in which Chinese owned properties thrive. The alternative to Facebook in China is called QQ and it is incredibly popular in China. It is the largest instant messaging service online in China. It offers games, video uploading, and other features as well. It currently has 500 million active users. There are two alternatives to Youtube. One is called Youku and the other is Tudou. These video platforms are used very differently than the American Youtube. Instead of uploading 15 minutes worth of content filled with funny domestic mishaps or cute little animal videos, the Chinese use Youku and Tudou more like an online television show. The content uploaded is usually an hour or more in length and most videos are professionally produced. People spend more of their time watching Youku and Tudou in China and as we see in America, many are becoming famous from being in these videos. Another popular form of social media in China is blogging. There are a reported 200 million blogs alone in China. There has recently been an arrest made by the the Chinese Police of a Blogger named Ran Yunfei for “challenging the ruling Communist Party.” So it appears that there is not total freedom of expression online as American bloggers are allowed to enjoy. Another form of social media in China that has incredible popularity is the use of mobile phone devices. There are a reported 900 million mobile phone users. While social media is enjoyed in China, it is definitely controlled or regulated by the government. One major success the Church in China has had is that the door was opened in October,2008 for God TV to provide millions of homes access to 24 hours a day, Christian programming using satellites from Jerusalem. This has never been allowed before and is definitely a victory for the Church in China. It is interesting to see what effects social media has on the other side of the world. I believe after reading about the restrictions and control that China and other parts of the world have by their governments, we in America should count our blessings. We have freedom of expression whether we are out on the streets or online on some social media networking site. It’s time we use that freedom and lay hold of the opportunity that we have to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ by word of mouth or through the tools of social media. May God’s Power pierce through the darkness and resistance that hold this nation captive and may the doors of China be opened to the gospel of Jesus Christ, Amen.
