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 Guizhou Metro Daily, translated by CDT: Hundreds of people smashed police cars in Guiyang at midnight of July 10, after para-policemen beat up a newly arrived migrant worker Mr. Guo, who refused to pay for a temporary residency book. The incident happened around 9pm July 10 near a bath house at Luchongguan Road in […]
Read MoreFrom Jiang Huanwen’s blog, translated by CDT: I am an stealth anti-corruption bomb composed of a pile of accurate figures and words. Don’t know in a manner since what century, what dynasty, what year, my owner named me “reporting letter” on the letterhead, outlining awe-inspiring numbers and words filled with explosiveness and spiciness. The characters […]
Read MoreFrom People Net via Yulun Jiandu, translated by CDT: On June 20, 2006, the biggest corruption case in value in Anhui Province since the founding of the People’s Republic was tried at Xuancheng City Intermediate Court. On trial was Liu Junqing, former chairman of Shuanglun Group and former director of Bozhou City People’s Congress’ finance […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: Virginia Kamsky, chair of the China Institute in New York, smiles when I asked her how Americans should view their growing economic rival 9,000 miles away. Her answer is telling. Companies and industries that re-invent themselves to take account of China can do well; those who don’t will lose out. But China […]
Read MoreFrom The Washington Post: In the cool of early morning, with heavy clouds still brooding over the surrounding peaks, thousands of pilgrims circled around Jokhang Temple, some spinning prayer wheels and others leading fluffy little dogs. Their silent procession was a vivid display of the deep-seated devotion to Lama Buddhism that persists in Tibet nearly […]
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