The China-Zentrum e.V. was established in 1988. The aim of this officially recognized nonprofit organization is to foster encounters and exchange between cultures and religions in the West and in China. The members of the China-Zentrum are Catholic aid organizations, religious orders and dioceses in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy.
The Board of Directors of the China-Zentrum e.V.
| Chairperson | Msgr. Wolfgang Huber, Missio München |
| Asst. Chairperson | Renée Rentke, Misereor, Aachen |
| Board Members | Dr. Thilo Esser, Kindermissionswerk „Die Sternsinger“ |
| Sr. Maria Theresia Hörnemann SSpS, Provinzleiterin Steyler Missionsschwestern Deutschland | |
| Jürgen Knieps, Steyler Bank, Sankt Augustin |
The Advisory Board of the China-Zentrum e.V.
| P. Martin Welling SVD | China-Zentrum (Advisory Board Chairperson) |
| Prof. Dr. Klaus Baumann | University of Freiburg, Faculty of Theology, Department of Caritas Science and Christian Social Work |
| Irene Eschmann | Aid to the Church in Need, Königstein |
| Dr. Georg Evers | Raeren/Belgium |
| Dr. Brigitte Fischer Züger | Swiss Mission Society Bethlehem, Immensee; Swiss Episcopal Conference, Altendorf, Switzerland |
| Isabel Friemann | China InfoStelle, Hamburg |
| Dr. Heinrich Geiger | Bonn |
| Dr. Martin Groos | Eichstätt |
| Dr. Esther-Maria Guggenmos | History of Religions and Religious Behavioural Science, Lund University Sweden |
| Hans Jürgen Kahl | Journalist, Erkrath |
| Priest Dr. Peter Kang Xi | Chinese-speaking Catholic Commuity, Munich |
| Raimund Kern | Stolberg |
| Michael Kropp | Misereor, Aachen |
| Mag. Dr. Markus Ladstätter | Catholic University College for Education Graz/Austria; Contact for World Religions, Austrian Bishops' Conference |
| Dr. Daniel Legutke | German Bishops' Conference, Department for Universal Church and Migration |
| David Merkle | Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V., Berlin |
| Renée Rentke | Misereor, Aachen |
| Margarethe Roßkopf | Missio Aachen |
| Chorherr Daniel Salzgeber CRB | Ecumenical Society Switzerland-China |
| Dr. habil. Nora Sausmikat | Urgewald e.V., Sassenberg |
| Abtpräses Jeremias Schröder OSB | St. Ottilien |
| Eberhard Schuppius | Consul General (Emeritus), Sankt Augustin |
| Peter van den Brock | Pax-Bank-Foundation, Köln |
| Dr. Hugo Vanheeswijck | Verbiest Institute, Leuven/Belgium |
| Prof. P. Dr. Zbigniew Wesołowski SVD | The Monumenta Serica Institute, Sankt Augustin |
Your Donation
In order for the China-Zentrum to continue promoting encounters and exchange between the cultures and religions of the West and China, and to continue publishing the journal China heute as well as the e-journal Religions & Christianity in Today’s China, we are in need of financial support.
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