Kate Zhao graduated from the Graduate School of Communication at Zhejiang University, with a major in cross-culture communication. She has worked as both a full-time and part-time business reporter at various Chinese media such as China Business, China Marketing, New Marketing, and 21st Century Business Herald. She also worked as a public relations manager for Crest brand at P&G Greater China in Guangzhou.
In the Nation, Jeffrey Wasserstrom writes about the recent protests against the maglev trains in Shanghai: This is not the first time a novel mode of transportation has triggered a Shanghai protest. A century ago, rickshaw pullers smashed trams that threatened their livelihood. But as a longtime student of Shanghai protests, I can say with […]
Read MoreThe Village Voice reviews Jia Zhangke’s Still Life, which is just being released in the U.S.: More observer than director, Jia is concerned with how it feels to be in a particular environment. His films are predicated on a sense of everyday social flux and, more than any I’ve seen, they provide some sense of […]
Read MoreThe New York Times and The Times weigh in on the beating death of Wei Wenhua by “urban management” (城管）officials in Tianmen City, and the response from the blogosphere. From the New York Times: City officials in Tianmen in Hubei Province in central China are being punished and investigated for their role in the killing […]
Read MoreThe Guardian writes about the recent woes of the Yangtze: The waters of the Yangtze have fallen to their lowest levels since 1866, disrupting drinking supplies, stranding ships and posing a threat to some of the world’s most endangered species. Asia’s longest river is losing volume as a result of a prolonged dry spell, the […]
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