Chinese in Angola


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Introduction / History

In the last couple of decades thousands of construction workers, engineers, doctors, cooks, and petroleum engineers have migrated from China to Angola. Current estimates are 258,000 Chinese living in Angola. They are extracting oil and developing Angola's damaged infrastructure after many years of war. Angola is China's largest supplier of oil, according to a BBC News article. The Chinese companies are using local materials, but hiring Chinese people from the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), so this is not providing jobs for the Angolans. The Angolans resent this situation, especially since it causes higher prices for average people.


Where Are they Located?

The Chinese workers are located all over the country, but specifically in the northern oilfields. They live in separate compounds. Many live in the city of Luanda in the northern part of Angola.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Chinese have a strong work ethic, and they work long, hard hours in their new environment. They are in Angola temporarily on work visas. Unfortunately, there has been much crime against Chinese citizens including kidnappings by armed gangs. Some Chinese citizens have contacted yellow fever before traveling home. These unresolved issues have made the Chinese weary of living in Angola and many have left.


In the last couple of decades, thousands of construction workers, engineers, doctors, cooks and petroleum engineers have migrated from China to Angola.
What Are Their Beliefs?

Most of the Chinese in Angola are secular in their mindset, though some worship their ancestors and look to them for their needs to be met.


What Are Their Needs?

There are clear barriers of language and culture between the Chinese and the local population. Chinese workers also live separately from Angolans in specially-built compounds. Many hoped that they would transfer their skills to Angolans starved of education and training by the war years, but this has not happened.


Prayer Points

Pray for more tolerant attitude and closer working relations between the Chinese and the Angolans.
Pray that the secularized Chinese will have the chance to hear and respond to the gospel in the more religiously tolerant Angola.
Pray that Angolan evangelicals will use the many available Christian media resources to witness to the Chinese visitors.


Scripture Prayers for the Chinese, general in Angola.


References

(Written by Allan Starling of GRN)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_people_in_Angola
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12051/CH
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/07/africa_china_in_angola/html/1.stm
http://www.wsj.com/articles/angolas-boom-fueled-by-china-goes-bust-1446072930
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-angola-china-insight-idUSKCN0PJ1LT20150709
http://www.reuters.com/article/angola-oil-finance-idUSL5N16H3EV


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Chinese, general
People Name in Country Chinese, general
Natural Name Chinese
Pronunciation chai-NEEZ
Alternate Names चाइनीस, जनरल
Population this Country 56,000
Population all Countries 15,879,000
Total Countries 64
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 4  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 19206
ROP3 Code 115066
ROP25 Code 301734
ROP25 Name Chinese
Country Angola
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Country Angola
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Map of Chinese, general in Angola Ethnolinguistic map or other map

Primary Religion: Non-Religious
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
40.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.70 %)
1.05 %
Ethnic Religions
15.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
43.95 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Chinese, Mandarin (56,000 speakers)
Language Code cmn   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Xinan Guanhua
Dialect Code 8839   Global Recordings Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Chinese, Mandarin (56,000 speakers)
Language Code cmn   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Xinan Guanhua
Dialect Code 8839   Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Chinese, Mandarin

Primary Language:  Chinese, Mandarin

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1864-1986)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1857-1981)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1874-2018)
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) Online
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) Online
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings Online Audio Scripture Talking Bibles
Audio Recordings Oral Bible stories Story Runners
Audio Recordings Story of Jesus audio Jesus Film Project
Film / Video God's Story video God's Story
Film / Video Indigitube.tv Video / Animation Create International
Film / Video Jesus film: view in Mandarin Chinese Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Love letter to you from scripture Father's Love Letter
Film / Video LUMO film of Gospels Bible Media Group/LUMO
Film / Video Magdalena video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video My Last Day video, anime Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Story of Jesus for Children Jesus Film Project
Film / Video The Hope Video Mars Hill Media
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Bible for Children Bible for Children
General Biblical answers to your questions Got Questions Ministry
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Four Spiritual Laws Campus Crusade for Christ
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
Photo Source Ming Xia - Flickr  Creative Commons 
Map Source People Group location: Web research. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Keith Carey 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.



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