Author: Sophie Beach
Sophie Beach lives in Berkeley, California. She previously served as senior research associate for Asia at the Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based press freedom organization. She received her master's degree from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. Her writing about China has been published in the Los Angeles Times, the Asian Wall Street Journal, the South China Morning Post, The Nation magazine, and other publications.
Photo: The Great Hall of the People and the Forbidden City, by Bill Perry/Shutterstock
March 5, 2013 11:20 PM
Wen Jiabao Steps Down to Uncertain Legacy
Premier Wen Jiabao, who will give up his post to Li Keqiang during the current National People’s Congress session, has delivered his final work report to congress delegates. In the speech, he set economic goals for China over the next five years, including a growth rate of 7.5%, and called for more attention to en
March 5, 2013 2:39 PM
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