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: A patriotic Internet game featuring heroic Chinese and designed to wean the young off their addiction to violent foreign games is still not ready for release a year after development begun, state media said on Tuesday. Unlike the more popular games, where players have to slay dragons, fight […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: One third of China is suffering from acid rain caused by rapid industrial growth, an official report quoted by the state media says. The pollution inspection report to the standing committee of parliament found that 25.5 million tonnes of sulphur dioxide were spewed out, mainly from the country’s coal-burning factories last year […]
Read MoreFrom Anhuinews.com, translated by CDT: Newly appointed Baoshan District governor Qin Yu of Shanghai is being investigated for “serious violation of discipline,” for cases related to fallen chief of Shanghai’s labor and social security bureau Zhu Junyi. Two other officials, with the city’s electricity authorities, were also reported by the city party branch’s discipline inspection […]
Read MoreFrom Yulun Jiandu, translated by CDT: When you walk through Yingkoudao of Tanggu District in Tianjin, you will be awed by the high-rise government office buildings of the district. They are probably the only buildings that can compete with other places in terms of wow-inspiration. They are the pride of Tanggu, and also its shame […]
Read MoreFrom Li Xinde of Yulun Jiandu (People’s Daily and other web sites carried the multi-photo essay but most photos don’t show up or posts have been deleted.) Want to work in a place where you can work out and swim a bit? You should apply for a job at the Tanggu District government. The thing […]
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