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.
Slideshow from the New York Times: The famous Zai Ming Acrobatic School in Wuqiao remains an avenue out of poverty. [Click to See] For more photos of acrobats training, see this series by photojournalist Natalie Behring.
Read MoreFrom Yulun Jiandu, translated by CDT: Soon after the gangster gun fire incident, Fujin officials led more than 20 people into the villages and burned all the houses. The livestock that didn’t make their way to escape were shot dead and dragged away for meat. Houses were later bulldozed, driving more than 1,000 villagers homeless. […]
Read MoreSeeing these pictures and story you will feel like you are in a movie where people live in a terror created by the government and gangsters who call each other friends. Or the scene in George Orwell‘s Animal Farm where other animals discover Snowball and fellow pigs are drinking and dining with humans, the farm […]
Read MoreFrom China Media Project: Chinese media reported on July 10 that Chongqing‘s Qijiang County is using hidden cameras to monitor the on-the-job performance of government officials [Chinese here]. The news received enthusiastic support from many Chinese internet users, but a handful of media, including the usual suspects at Southern Metropolis Daily, took a step back […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: China has overtaken Japan as the world’s second-largest electricity consumer and could take the top slot from the US, an energy think tank says. The Paris-based International Energy Agency says that the demand for Chinese goods in the West is creating ever greater power needs in China. China must face up to […]
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