Arrested in Lucky Forest for Spying on North Korea

Welcome to the China Compass Podcast! Today we start with an article about an LGBT Taiwanese arrested (rightfully) in China (2:10), and how China sometimes does the right thing (for the wrong reasons), including persecuting cults… https://www.voanews.com/amp/detention-of-two-taiwanese-in-china-sparks-concern-about-personal-safety/7651055.html Next we look at the long-standing frustration of foreigners being forbidden from most Chinese hotels (9:38).  https://www.ft.com/content/bd2ea766-21f0-436d-b32b-26f8be640052 (Paywall) Then a couple articles about North Korean trash balloons (13:09), which leads us into discussion of our adopted province of the day, Lucky Forest (Jilin), which shares a long border with North Korea (15:24). https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/north-korea-resumes-flying-balloons-bid-drop-trash-110954597 https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/06/11/nation-world-news/seoul-activists-develop-smart-balloons-to-send-messages-deep-into-north-korea/ CCP is brought to you by Pray for China: https://prayforchina.us/ Find your province to pray for today! After an overview of beautiful Jilin (16:25), it is story time (21:54). I share about my one and only visit to a Christian hotel in China, followed by my account of being detained along the North Korean border as a suspected spy. Get daily prayer reminders on X: @chinaadventures I spent a few days here back in the summer of 2003, which I remember esp. for the “Christian Hotel” I stumbled upon in the town of Meihekou, where all the workers were reading their Bibles! Jilin (Literally: Lucky Forest) is paired up with all 6 New England states for prayer: www.PrayforChina.us https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonghua https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/jilin #prayforchina