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.
In a wave, celebrities are shutting down blogs, to shy away from foul language. Will this “embolden” the government in cleaning up the Internet? From Josie Liu’s blog (photo: Beijing real estate tycoon Pan Shiyi, via Josie Liu’s blog): In a recent blog entry, famous real estate entrepreneur Pan Shiyi (ÊΩòÁü≥±π) called on blog readers […]
Read MoreNot much verbally intense politics across the strait here, travel time. From Wall Street Journal’s Travel section (photos: National Palace Museum and Taipei 101, via wsj.com): Taiwan is the other China — increasingly lost in the shadow of mainland China’s expanding global influence. For years, Taiwan defined itself as “free China,” the democratic counterpoint to […]
Read MoreMySpace’s entry in China may need to adapt to local online culture as well as heeding orders from authorities. OurSpace, or NobodysSpace? From the Wall Street Journal: As News Corp.‘s social-networking Web site MySpace tries to steer its way into China’s Internet market, it may find that it has to let someone else do the […]
Read MorePage 1 from the Wall Street Journal, some disharmonious sound from warming China-Africa love affair (photo: map of Chambishi, Zambia and a little dressed-down President Hu addressing Chinese construction workers in Cameroon, via wsj.com): CHAMBISHI, Zambia — Chinese President Hu Jintao embarked on an upbeat tour of Africa this week, doling out aid and lauding […]
Read MoreFrom China Business News (Á¨¨‰∏ÄË¥¢ÁªèÊó•Êä•) via sina.com.cn, translated by CDT (photo: Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng, via China Daily): Shanghai mayor and acting party secretary Han Zheng (Èü©Ê≠£) proudly announced at a government report meeting of the city that all the illegitimately used pension funds, totally 3.7 billion yuan including interest, have been recouped. Without naming […]
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