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.
Another Cnooc scenario that stirs up China bashing? And will troubled US auto industry make a surprise move to be bought up by a Chinese firm? From China Business Infocenter (photo: FAW’s Red Flag sedan, via FAW web site): Shanghai – China First Automobile Works (FAW), China’s biggest auto maker, is interested in buying the […]
Read MoreThree pandas were born on Friday in Wolong, Sichuan Province, first for 2007. Via CBBC Newsround
Read MoreHere comes a really green mountain in southwest China. It was painted. Wondering how it smells. An update on an earlier post. From China Daily: A rocky hill in Fumin County of Southwest China’s Yunnan Province was painted green last year. A worker who took part in the painting of more than 1,000 square meters […]
Read MoreForeigners are invariably a scene in China’s hinterland, and this also happens in situations like a wedding, where the bride and groom are supposed to be the center of attention. But not when a foreigner arrives. Here an interesting take on Chinese weddings from a Westerner’s perspective, from China Daily (photo: people ready to shoot […]
Read MoreHarbin is probably the hardest-hit Chinese city by global warming. Ice sculptures, along with the economy, may be melting with rising temperatures. From Washington Post (photo from mir.com.my): The popular ice festival here — based on a local tradition of making ice lanterns and sculpting snow that reaches back almost 1,400 years to the Tang […]
Read More
Click on the image to download Firefly for circumvention
CDT is a non-profit media site, and we need your support. Your contribution will help us provide more translations, breaking news, and other content you love.
