Michael Zhao

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.

Why Forbidden City is Not Forbidden – Qiao Zhifeng (‰πîÂøóÂ≥∞)

A commentary from Guangming Daily about a scandal brewing, yet again, around big-wig filmmaker Chen Kaige. Translated by CDT: Chen Kaige, who got burned after his film crew polluted the environment, has just started shooting his new film, “Mei Lanfang (Ê¢ÖÂÖ∞Ëä≥).” (the Peking Opera equivalent of Pavarotti) for which he has been given unprecedented access […]

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Waiting for the Smoke to Clear – Gaoming Jiang (ËíãÈ´òÊòé)

China’s fields are burning as farmers clear the crop stubble after the harvest. Local communities are choking, says Gaoming Jiang, as the country wastes a valuable resource for power generation, fertiliser and food. From China Dialogue: In northern China it is now the middle of the autumn planting season, and once again the farmers are […]

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China’s Opportunity to Embrace Responsible Competitiveness – Simon Zadek

Can China influence the next generation of responsible business standards, and help to reshape global markets? Simon Zadek says it just might. From China Dialogue: China’s competitiveness strategy is changing gear. Exporting “cheap and dirty” has underpinned several decades of successful, super-charged economic growth. But this development pathway is now reaching its limits for China […]

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