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.

Hoping for a Spending Spree – Lan Xinzhen

From Beijing Review: How to convert the consumption potential into actual consumption is an urgent challenge for the Chinese Government According to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), in the...

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The Three Alls (‰∏âÂÖâ) – ESWN

From the EastSouthWestNorth blog: The Three Alls Policy (Japanese: ‰∏âÂÖâ‰ΩúÊà¶, Sank¬®¬≠ Sakusen; Chinese: ‰∏âÂÖâÊîøÁ≠ñ, S√°ngu√°ng Zh√®ngc√®) was a Japanese scorched earth policy adopted in China during World War II. Although the Chinese characters literally mean “three lights policy”, in this case, the character for “light” actually means “all”. Thus, the term is more accurately translated […]

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Jiang Zemin’s works become bestsellers – Xinhua News Agency

From Xinhua News Agency via Danwei blog: Queues were reported in book stores around China as The Selected Works of Jiang Zemin, former Chinese President, went on sale on Thursday. Branches of the government-run Xinhua Bookstore chain have trucked in tens of thousands of copies to fill their shelves on the first day of its […]

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Tibetan Horse Race Canceled After Violence – Radio Free Asia

From Radio Free Asia: A crowd of Tibetan nomads has ransacked a local police station in a traditionally Tibetan area of Sichuan province, China, after a dispute over the result of a major annual horse race, according to witnesses. “This year when the main horse race took place on Aug. 3, there were no disputes […]

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Chinese Tech Buffs Slake Thirst for U.S. TV Shows – Howard French

From the New York Times: Mr. Ding, 23, an Internet technology expert for a large Chinese bank, chuckled at the thought. He has kept himself in virtual seclusion during his off hours, consumed with American television programs like “Lost,” “C.S.I.” and “Close to Home.” He is no ordinary fan, though; none of the shows he […]

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