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 Xiandai Kuaibao via Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese), translated by CDT (link): Three reasons are behind the dropping consumption among Chinese and rising deposits: unstable income level, uncertain spendings and unsound consumption credit system. People have to increase their deposits, as a result of increased uncertainty in their job stability, as more competition is […]
Read MoreFrom China Taiwan Net via sina.com (in Chinese), translated by CDT (link): Chen Shui-bian pubished an article on April 6 endorsing the decision by the agricultural committee of Taiwan’s legislature to reject the gift pands...
Read MoreFrom Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese), translated by CDT (link): China’s official stance on the third generation telecommunications has become clearer, although when to release licenses and what operational framework to adopt remain uncertain. “It’s a definite trend for China to develop 3G,” said Zhang Xinsheng, an official with the Ministry of Information Industry, during […]
Read MoreFrom the Los Angeles Times (link): In February, Macao‘s banking regulators froze $25 million worth of North Korean accounts in the Banco Delta Asia, a bank the U.S. Treasury Department had accused in September of helping the North Korean government launder money and distribute counterfeit U.S. currency. A North Korean company, Jokwang Trading Co., long […]
Read MoreFrom the Los Angeles Times (link): Chinese officials hoping to ease trade tensions before President Hu Jintao‘s upcoming visit to Washington are kicking off a coast-to-coast buying spree today in Los Angeles that will include $15 billion in orders for U.S. electronics goods, airplanes, auto parts, farm goods and other products. Although the new bookings […]
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