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.
From Reuters via the New York Times: China counted on Rebiya Kadeer, a Muslim businesswoman-turned-activist, fading into political irrelevance like most exiled Chinese dissidents when she left for the United States last year. But it may have miscalculated. Kadeer, 58, an ethnic Uighur jailed for more than five years in China for providing state secrets […]
Read MoreFrom Washington Post: China has appointed an outspoken career diplomat with extensive knowledge of the United States as its new ambassador to North Korea, the official New China News Agency said. Analysts said the appointment of Liu Xiaoming, 50, suggests officials in Beijing are reassessing their relationship with Pyongyang and trying to find a new […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: Demonstrators have gathered in Taiwan’s capital for a second day to demand the resignation of President Chen Shui-bian (Èô≥Ê∞¥ÊâÅ) over corruption allegations. Rain fell throughout the day, dashing protesters’ hopes that thousands would turn up again – 90,000 took to the city streets on Saturday. “Ah-Bian, step down!”, they shouted making the […]
Read MoreFrom AP via the New York Times: For 112 years, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. has made its mark on everything from fire doors to night lights, with the familiar “UL” seal of approval assuring consumers a product is safe. But companies in China and elsewhere are making it more difficult for UL to do its job […]
Read MoreFrom the New York Times: Contrary to popular opinion, China may be good for our trade balance. American consumers seem determined to spend money, and Chinese businessmen have made the bill cheaper. It is not the case that China is simply draining the United States of money. Most of the growth in Chinese exports to […]
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