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 Southern Metropolitan Daily via Yulun Jiandu (link), translated by CDT: Li Wenjuan, an employee with Anshan City‘s State Tax Bureau in Liaoning Province, discovered illegitimate tax collection dealings by her bureau, especially on taxes from large state- and provincial-owned enterprises. Every month, she learned from her work, the tax bureau would unilaterally exempt […]
Read MoreThe link below is to a ground-breaking documentary film, produced by Professor Ai Xiaoming, about the protests at Taishi village. UPDATE: For copyright reasons, CDT has removed the link to the video. Please see below for...
Read MoreFrom Shanghai Daily (link): AS part of its global branding strategy, Lenovo, the world’s No. 3 personal computer maker, will use world renowned football player Ronaldinho as its global brand representative. Lenovo announced in Barcelona that it has signed a one-year deal with FC Barcelona football club to use Ronaldinho’s image to promote the Chinese […]
Read MoreFrom Xiaoxiang Morning Post via China Daily (link): In an interview with the Xiaoxiang Morning Post, Shi Yanlu, chief coach of the Shaolin Temple‘s martial arts team, revealed the modern life enjoyed by monks. Shi said most of the monks aged over 18 years have mobile phones and surf the Internet every day. They also […]
Read MoreFrom the People’s Daily Online via NetEase (link), translated by CDT: At the opening of the 12th CCTV young singers competition, the organizers showed three funny video clips, two of which make fun of revolutionary films about Chinese war against Japanese invaders during 1930s. The editor of the clips, Hu Daoge, remade the voice-over of […]
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