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.
China doesn’t only want to be the world’s low-tech manufacturer, but also aims high at profitable businesses like oil-field services now. From Wall Street Journal: China aims to become a global powerhouse in auto making, aerospace and other sophisticated industries. Its latest push: the lucrative business of providing equipment and know-how in the oil patch. […]
Read MoreFinally, Chinese government spills the truth about pet food scandal. From Wall Street Journal (photo via cnad.com): Across Asia, small-scale food manufacturers and street vendors often boost profits by using cheap but toxic chemicals as sweeteners, dyes and preservatives. While the most egregious examples generally involve food for local consumption, dangerous additives occasionally end up […]
Read MoreA cool company in Beijing is promoting its motion-picture subway tunnel ad-projector system that can play movie-like commercials underground, although without sound as of yet. From Forbes Asia magazine (video clips taken last December in Beijing’s subway and edited by Michael Zhao): One afternoon last December riders on Beijing’s eastbound subway line 1, which runs […]
Read MoreU.S.’s Big Three automakers also need to be aware of their tougher marketplace in China, a growth star. From the Wall Street Journal: Brilliance China (ÂçéÊô®) Automotive Holdings Ltd., one of the first Chinese companies to list shares in the U.S., is looking like a smart way to play China’s love affair with cars. Car […]
Read MoreChina doubles its economic negotiation troops over US’s last year to China, from Wall Street Journal: Beijing expects to send 14 cabinet-level officials to Washington May 23-24. Bush administration dispatched just seven top officials along with U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke to Beijing in December to launch the dialogue. “We are going to do everything […]
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