*****IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Effective immediately, this group is no longer functioning. The local authorities have declared that this group is "illegal" and it is not permitted to distribute news stories about China. I regret this but I am powerless. There will be NO new memberships approved and there will be NO new news articles posted. I am sorry. --Steve (March 2009) ******

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My name is Steve and together with my wife and four kids we live in Yunnan Province. Our fourth child, Sarah Joy, was adopted from the Guigang SWI in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in early 2008. I started this group as way to help my friends and family stay informed about China.

So if you are interested in what is happening in this amazing land of China, then perhaps this group is for you. Steve's China News is dedicated to bringing you news stories in English about virtually every aspect of life in modern-day China.

Ex-pats living in China, Chinese nationals, overseas Chinese, people who have adopted from China and/or people who are currently in the adoption process may also find the news articles useful.

News stories from North American, European and Asian news agencies are posted. Some stories may not toe the "Beijing line" but blatantly anti-China diatribes and op-eds are avoided.

You will receive an *average* of seven to ten news stories delivered to you each day, either individually or in a daily digest format depending on the preferences you select. If you wish to receive fewer, then you can choose to receive only "Special Notices" (about two to three per week) or no email at all and read the stories on this website at your convenience.

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