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 Xinhua News Agency via China Net: Pollution still threatens the ecology of the South China Sea despite progress made by a program aimed at curbing environmental damage a United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) official has warned. Greater international cooperation was required to prevent over fishing, land and marine pollution and environmental damage, said UNEP […]
Read MoreFrom CBC News: The U.S. embassy in Beijing has warned Americans to be wary of a “possible terrorist threat” when travelling in China. The warning was distributed to Americans in China through a warden notice that was published on the embassy’s website on Friday, by e-mail and by telephone. In the notice, embassy officials said […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has made a fresh call for China to do more to improve market access and cut down on piracy. He warned China would face a backlash in Europe unless it did more to “apply rather than circumvent the rules”. Mr Mandelson’s comments came during a visit […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: A new outbreak of bird flu has been discovered in poultry in the Chinese region of Xinjiang, according to the country’s agriculture ministry. The H5N1 strain was discovered in birds in Hetian county, the state news agency Xinhua quoted the ministry as saying. The report gave no details of how many birds […]
Read MoreFrom The New York Times: China’s efforts to field an early-warning aircraft that could help it project power far beyond its borders, and challenge American intervention in any conflict with Taiwan, were dealt at least a temporary blow by the crash of a surveillance aircraft on Sunday, defense specialists in the region said. The aircraft, […]
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