Escaping China

Author(s):  
Massimo Introvigne

As of September 2019, more than five thousand members of The Church of Almighty God have escaped China and are seeking asylum in several different countries. The three largest groups are in the United States, South Korea, and Italy. With some notable exceptions (New Zealand, Canada, Finland, and Sweden), in most countries refugees experience problems in being granted asylum. The chapter discusses the sources of these difficulties and the most frequent objections leading to negative decisions. These decisions may have tragic consequences, as evidenced by case studies of refugees who had to return to China and were promptly arrested there.

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-350
Author(s):  
Hanns Engelhardt

It is a peculiarity of the European continent that there are four independent Anglican jurisdictions side by side: the Church of England with its Diocese in Europe, The Episcopal Church, based in the United States of America, with its Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, and the Lusitanian and Spanish Reformed Episcopal Churches which are extra-provincial dioceses in the Anglican Communion. Alongside these, there are the Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht, with dioceses in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. All of them are in full communion with each other, but they lack a comprehensive jurisdictional structure; consequently, there are cities where two or three bishops exercise jurisdiction canonically totally separately.


2016 ◽  
Vol 159 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Flew

‘Soft power’ has been a concept that has generated great political and scholarly interest in China, as it raises the question of how to achieve cultural standing commensurate with the nation’s growing economic significance. But from the perspectives of communication and cultural studies, we can identify limits with both ‘soft power’ as a concept and how it understands culture and communication, and the assumptions made about the capacities of state cultural promotion through media to appeal to global audiences. Drawing upon case studies of the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, India, Japan and South Korea, this article identified challenges and opportunities for China in growing its international cultural soft power in a ‘post-globalisation’ era.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yoppy Adhihernawan ◽  
Annisa Nur Fadhila

Impeachment is a part of the control mechanism in the constitutional system to allege the President's violation of the constitution. Impeachment characterizes presidential systems as implemented in various countries, such as the United States, South Korea, and Indonesia. This study aimed to examine the rule and practice on the impeachment of the President and/or Vice President in Indonesia, with reference to the United States and South Korea. Then, it analyzed how this mechanism is effective to be implemented in Indonesia. This study used a juridical research method with a comparative law approach. This study indicated differences in impeachment in the United States, South Korea, and Indonesia. The impeachment mechanism in the United States only involved representative institutions, but that in Indonesia and South Korea required judicial intervention. In particular, Indonesia's impeachment dealt with the decision that remained in the hands of the political institution, the People's Consultative Assembly. In South Korea, the final decision ended in the judicial institution. Through this comparison, Indonesia should reformulate the impeachment mechanism of the President and/or Vice President in Indonesia with the following suggestions. First, regarding allegations of serious violations, the final impeachment decision must be in the Constitutional Court. Second, concerning allegations of misconduct, the decision on impeachment must rest with the People's Consultative Assembly. KEYWORDS: Impeachment, Indonesia, South Korea, United States.


2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 671-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun‐Ok Im ◽  
Reiko Sakashita ◽  
Chia‐Chin Lin ◽  
Tae‐Hwa Lee ◽  
Hsiu‐Min Tsai ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-95
Author(s):  
Bruce Kaye

For several decades now, Anglican churches around the world have been struggling with serious conflicts about gender relationships. Internal troubles have been most apparent in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, and more recently in Aotearoa New Zealand. These conflicts between churches have occupied the attention of the institutions of the Anglican Communion, usually in terms of establishing some framework of unity between the churches. In this context, I wish to suggest a different way of approaching these issues. I want to draw on a renewed sense of catholicity in the church and of the eschatological framework in which all Christians are called to live. In the process, I hope to offer a picture of what might be a vocation for the Anglican Communion, specifically its institutions, that will better honor the narrative tradition of Anglicanism and provide a more effective way into engaging with the problems of our times.


Significance DEPA was concluded by its founding members -- Singapore, New Zealand and Chile -- in 2020. South Korea applied to participate in June this year. Canada has expressed interest. China's accession would greatly raise its profile, but creates difficulties both for existing members and for Beijing. Impacts Other countries may take DEPA more seriously as a result of China's application. The United States and the EU may be spurred to devote greater attention to global digital trade integration. China's fundamentally sovereignty-based approach to data is unlikely to change.


Author(s):  
Kate Kearins ◽  
Belinda Luke ◽  
Patricia Corner

Theory about what constitutes entrepreneurial success is explored using case studies of the 2003 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award winners for Australia and New Zealand. Findings suggest the need to more equally emphasize what theory presents as elements of successful entrepreneurship, and importantly, incorporate ethics as a key dimension. Further, the analysis offers insight into how business awards processes in general might be conducted.Entrepreneurship has long been considered an important economic activity. The past twenty years has witnessed an explosion of research into entrepreneurs and their actions (Venkatarman 1997; Hannafey 2003) with considerable emphasis on the elements that constitute successful entrepreneurship. However, there has been little empirical work substantiating these elements or exploring the extent to which they appear to be considered when judgements are made about entrepreneurial success. Additionally, some entrepreneurs that are judged successful, such as Monty Fu who won an entrepreneur of the year award in the United States, are later shown to be unsuccessful along a number of elements. It may be that some elements are more emphasized when judging entrepreneurial endeavours, than are others. For these reasons, the current paper focuses on the construction of successful entrepreneurship. It addresses the following research questions: Are there some elements of entrepreneurship that appear to be more emphasized than are others when judgements are made about successful entrepreneurs? Would recourse to theory help decide successful entrepreneurship?


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