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.
Page One from the Wall Street Journal (Photo: Avraham Abelson testified in the Israeli parliarment about organ transplants in China, via wsj.com): A year ago, Avraham Abelson was No. 127 on Israel’s waiting list for a heart transplant. Doctors told the 65-year-old retired diamond dealer he’d probably die years before his number came up. So […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News (photo: China has Papua New Guinea and Fiji on its side in South Pacfic, via bbc.co.uk): China’s Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan has completed a brief tour of the South Pacific, showing how important the region is to Beijing. China is competing with Taiwan for diplomatic recognition as well as access to vast reserves […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News (photo: poster for the gay show “Connected by the Same Sex [ÂêåÊÄßÁõ∏Ëøû]” via phoenixtv.com): A Chinese TV channel has launched what it says is the first ever programme to focus on gay issues in China. The programme is being broadcast over the internet and will feature gay presenters discussing issues related to […]
Read MoreA classic Wall Street Journal anecdote preceding China’s former top drug official’s downfall. Also a typical sad story of a whistle blower’s price paid for justice: doing odd jobs after years of seeking justice and petitions to various government agencies. (photo: seized fake drugs via 163.com) In 1995, a Chinese drug maker was developing a […]
Read MoreFrom Caijing online (photo: 3C’s logo from its web site): Sweden and its largest energy concern are recruiting corporate allies in China for a private-sector battle against global climate change. More than 20 Chinese firms have been asked to join the three-month-old 3C Combat Climate Change Initiative spearheaded by Vattenfall, a specialist company in alternative […]
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