Michael Zhao

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.

Hunan City Cluster to be Green Test Bed – China Daily

A case to test China’s environmentally sound development experiment. Stay tuned. From China Daily: A cluster of three cities in Hunan Province has been marked as an experimental zone for energy saving and environmentally friendly programs. The three neighboring cities of Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan will form the zone in the home province of Mao […]

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Smoking Control Hindered by Realities – Shan Juan

From China Daily: Factors ranging from local protectionism to lack of legal support are barriers to anti-smoking campaigns despite the government’s stepped-up efforts, a top legislator has acknowledged. Han Qide, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress – the country’s top legislature – said the country faces a dire situation with more […]

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China’s iPhone Fans Find a Way – Bruce Einhorn and Chi-Chu Tschang

Good news for iPhone fans in China, even though Apple hasn’t officially launched its sales here yet. From BusinessWeek magazine: Want to buy an iPhone in Beijing? Talk to Liu Yong. Apple’s (AAPL) wonder isn’t legally available in China, but Liu, who operates an electronics shop in the Zhongguancun neighborhood close to the capital’s premier […]

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Confessions of the Corrupt – dwnews.com

See some amazing remarks from Chinese officials caught with hands in the till. Translated by CDT from dwnews.com: Chen Zhaofeng (陈兆丰) took bribes while he was the county party secretary of Dingyuan in Anhui Province. “You worked very hard in cracking down on corruption, but I also worked hard on corruption!” he told investigators on […]

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