Michael Zhao graduated from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, where he produced an in-depth multimedia thesis on electronic waste dumping from the rich world to developing countries. He also made a short documentary on the same topic, available on his personal site. He now works at Asia Society's Center on US-China Relations as a multimedia producer in New York. Michael worked for the New York Times Beijing Bureau as a reporting assistant from 2003-2005. He graduated from the Beijing Language & Culture University with a bachelor's degree in English. He co-authored a book on learning Chinese language and culture, Urban Chinese: Mandarin in 21st Century China. Michael was born and grew up in Wuhan, China.
Translated by CDT from Hualong Online (华龙网): Levying an environmental tax will be a major item on the Chinese government’s agenda in 2008. Work will be done in a joint effort between the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Tax, and the State Environmental Protection Agency. Two researchers with the Ministry of Finance proposed […]
Read MoreBYD’s car hits the stage at the Detroit auto show — but will it really be ready to roll this summer? Here is the story from BusinessWeek magazine: In recent years, China’s upstart carmakers have flocked to major auto expos with low-priced offerings aimed at global markets. This year’s Detroit auto show, which opens on […]
Read MoreA story from BusinessWeek looks at why a growing number of successful urban professionals are flocking to Buddhism: Buddhism is booming — quite a paradox given the Communist Party’s official atheism and its troubled relationship with the Dalai Lama. The faith’s growing popularity reflects a yearning for meaning among China’s yuppies, who increasingly are attracted […]
Read MoreAn insider’s story on China’s rigged stock market. From Forbes magazine: Managers of Government-run Chinese mutual funds keep coming up with the same can’t-miss moneymaking opportunity for Lin Rongshi–and for themselves. The messenger might be a low-level functionary or a trusted middleman. Lin, a private fund manager, said the message sometimes would be delivered in […]
Read MoreTranslated by CDT from Guangzhou Daily: Chikan (赤坎) is a small town in Kaiping City (开平市), Guangdong Province. The Chikan water plant supplies drinking water to 50,000 residents in four towns. On January 7, a bag and luggage manufacturer, five meters from the water plant, dumped chunks of muddy black waste water into a river […]
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