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.
Access into the cities for the poor to be controlled, starting in Shanghai (maybe more?): Shanghai will set up a special mechanism to monitor the increasing influx of migrant workers, who now account for nearly a third of the city’s population, officials said over the weekend. The new oversight system – details of which were […]
Read MoreOne more rippling effect of the downfall of the former Shanghai boss: Vice chairman and president of Shanghai-listed Haixin Group ” one of China’s largest plush manufacturers and producer of the 2008 Beijing Olympics mascots — is cooperating with the authorities regarding an investigation into his violation of disciplinary rules, according to a company statement. […]
Read MoreAfter a while of political clamoring in Taiwan, here comes some really sad news, a human Great Wall against AIDS/HIV communities: In a three-storey house in a quiet neighbourhood in southern Taipei, toddlers play with toys while the adults chat, rest or watch TV. Children are among those sheltered at Harmony Home. They have lived […]
Read MoreSix senior inspection teams returned recently to Beijing and reported still unchecked capital investments in examined provinces, defying Beijing’s years of effort to rein in runaway growth in excessive investments in localities. According to a report by the 21st Century Economic Report, carried via Xinhua, provinces inspected told the parachuted vice-minister official-led teams that local […]
Read MoreA short page 2 story in the weekend Wall Street Journal sums up a strengthening Sino-Africa ties, from oil to aid: Anyone wanting to find an African leader this coming week will need to book a ticket to Beijing. The heads of all but five of the continent’s 53 countries will descend on the Chinese […]
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