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.
From contemporary Chinese literature-critic poet Ye Kuangzheng (Âè∂Âå°Êîø)’s blog: A list, probably incomplete, of the wealthiest Chinese officials and entrepreneurs to be busted for crimes from 1990-2004. They are ranked in order of their estimated net worth (in RMB) at the time they met their demise. Translated by CDT: 1. Mr. Lai Changxing and family […]
Read MoreVoting for people’s congress delegates in a women’s prison in Chongqing, via sina.com.cn
Read MoreFrom Sichuan Daily via sina.com.cn, translated by CDT: Dazhu County party secretary Wang Wei (Áé㉺ü) was suspended from his job, as was the county’s police chief Lai Jingsong (˵ñÂä≤Êùæ), as two “victims” of the recent fire rioting that burnt down a hotel where a woman employee was recently raped and murdered. A suspect, Liu Chikun […]
Read MoreAs Internet cafes have taken the brunt of the criticism of addictive gaming and computing by a large number of young Chinese, the bosses also have their complaints: endless fees or expenses to keep their business going. From...
Read MoreFrom Changsha Evening News via sina.com.cn, translated by CDT (photo: Li Haibin and his finance journal, via sina.com.cn): Li Haibin (Êùéʵ∑ÂΩ¨), one of the most educated 62-year-old farmers in his village, has been keeping a detailed finance journal all the years of his family of six, one of the most well-off at Huangxing New Village […]
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