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.

Chinese minister arrives in Japan – BBC News

From BBC News (photo: Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, via AFP): Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing has arrived in Japan for talks designed to help repair tense bilateral ties. Mr Li’s visit will pave the way for Chinese PM Wen Jiabao’s trip in April. Japan’s relations with China have been badly strained in recent years, […]

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Firms Ride High on China’s Huge Rail Upgrade – Bruce Stanley

Some sexy numbers for major railway-sector multinationals: China will add 10,540 miles of new track and decicate 4,340 of those solely to high-speed passenger trains, and by 2020 the country will have a track network of 62,000 miles. Via the Wall Street Journal (photo via Chinesenews.net): For General Electric Co., Siemens AG and other makers […]

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China’s Congested Skies – Bruce Stanley

Jams and congestions, that is China! No exception for flying, as many of us have experienced with delays catching planes. With Olympics coming, China will take actions. Via the Wall Street Journal (photo: Cathay and Dragonair adding flights to China, via takungpao): Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport shut down for four hours one afternoon in December […]

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Video: Gao Yaojie, the AIDS Fighter (4/4) – YouTube

Dr. Gao Yaojie, the 80-year-old veteran AIDS fighter and national hero, was recently barred by the local government from going to Beijing to get her US visa to receive an award from US senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. In the last part of this video series, Gao’s outspokenness has irked some health officials, for […]

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Video: Gao Yaojie, the AIDS Fighter (3/4) – YouTube

Dr. Gao Yaojie, the 80-year-old veteran AIDS fighter and national hero, was recently barred by the local government from going to Beijing to get her US visa to receive an award from US senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. In the third part of this video series, Gao stresses about the potential destabilizing factor of […]

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