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 The Age: Global iron ore heavyweights have increased pressure on China to fall into line with the rest of the steel-making world and accept a 19 per cent increase in contract prices for shipments of the key material in 2006-07. Pilbara producer Rio Tinto turned up the heat yesterday, saying that global demand for […]
Read MoreFrom Beijing Review: On May 23, gas attendant Xiao Yang was amazed by the scene he had not seen in the more than two years he has worked at a gas station in Beijing’s Chaoyang District. At about 2 o’clock in the afternoon, hundreds of vehicles lined up to top up their petrol tanks. He […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua News Agency: Marriage consultants appear as a promising new occupation in China, as more married couples face problems and need professional guidance. The information was released by the All-China Women’s Federation recently. The Federation has opened training classes on marriage consultation in Beijing since May, aiming to spread professional knowledge to would-be consultants. […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua News Agency: The Chinese have to spend a millennium to fix the country’s 10 million rare and dilapidated antique books if no measures are taken to intensify the current efforts to save them, an expert said Saturday. “We now have no more than 100 professionals specialized in ancient book restoration in the country. […]
Read MoreCover story from the Beijing Review: Cen Cheng, a primary school student in Beijing, is only seven years old, but, at his parents’ direction, he is already making preparations for entering university 10 years from now. Recently, he has begun to wake up on his own around 5:20 a.m. At 5:45 a.m., he begins a […]
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