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 Comtex Business via Google News (link): Australian Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane Monday said he didn’t expect uranium exports to China to begin until after 2008, with significant volumes unlikely before 2010. Chinese Premier is expected to sign a nuclear safeguards agreement in Canberra later Monday, a deal that will allow Australian uranium to be […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters (link): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday China was prepared to meet Australian safeguard requirements for the purchase of uranium. Australia, which has about 40 per cent of the world’s known uranium reserves, is ready to supply uranium to meet China’s energy needs as long as the Asian giant adheres to strict […]
Read MoreFrom AFP (link): Australia expects China to adhere to rigorous nuclear safeguards in return for uranium sales and will offer the Asian powerhouse no special deals on investment in uranium projects, Prime Minister John Howard...
Read MoreFrom AP (link): Two top Japanese officials called China a military threat on Sunday and rebuffed conciliatory gestures by Beijing over a disputed war shrine, in comments likely to heighten tensions between the two nations. Foreign Minister Taro Aso – who has already angered China in recent months with a series of critical comments – […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese), translated by CDT (link): Officials from Shanghai Municipal Government said that the magnetic levitation railway line connecting Shanghai and Hangzhou is expected to start construction within this year, with feasability study and cooperation negotiation under discussions. The line is expected to be completed by 2010, when Shanghai will play […]
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