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 (link): The Greek government wants to boost education cooperation with China, especially between universities of the two countries, said Greece’s Education Minister Marietta Yiannakou. Yiannakou told Xinhua ahead of a visit to China that she would sign a cooperation agreement with the Chinese Education Ministry during her stay in Beijing in […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua News Agency (link): In a study tour of Tibet, Wang Jinhong, a Chinese professor keen on grassroots democracy, was amazed to find that elections in remote villages had proceeded smoothly and efficiently. “In voter registration, the nomination of candidates, election speeches and ballot counting, the principles of equality, fairness and openness have been […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghai Daily (link): A LOCAL high school will team up with one of the top universities in America to provide a little competition for foreign schools in the city starting this fall. The high school affiliated to Fudan University will team up with Columbia University to set up an international department this fall semester, […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua News Agency via Shanghai Daily (link): LONDON Mayor Ken Livingstone was all set yesterday for his trip to China – a visit designed to attract Chinese investors, tourists and students to his city. Scheduled to arrive today, the mayor is leading a 70-member delegation from the business, education, tourism and creative communities. The […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily (link): AT&T, the largest telecoms firm in the United States, plans to open its first Internet Data Centre in Shanghai in the next few months with a local partner, a move that signals its increasing expansion in China. AT&T Group President Forrest Miller said recent mergers with communications providers SBC Communications Corp […]
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