Kate Zhao

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.

China: Scrap the Death Penalty? – John Kennedy

From John Kennedy on Global Voices: Was it New Jersey’s undoing of the 1976 reinstatement of capital punishment earlier this month, or the United Nations General Assembly’s call for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty a few days later that launched prominent Chinese bloggers into their own debate on the subject? NetEase has gotten […]

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Heirs of China’s New Elites Schooled in Ancient Values – Maureen Fan

From the Washington Post: In a borrowed classroom of the provincial Communist Party School, a newly busy philosophy professor addressed 15 well-groomed adult students. His message: Try to have a soul. …It was opening day of Jiaye Changqing, or “Family Enterprise Lasts Forever,” a week-long course for the sons and daughters of rich entrepreneurs — […]

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Showcasing the Pain of Nanjing – Mark Magnier

The Los Angeles Times profiles the museum honoring victims of the Nanking Massacre, which has been renovated in time for the 70th anniversary: With growing wealth and power comes a push to better showcase its pain and, by extension, to lay a stronger claim to history. The refurbished museum is leaps ahead of its predecessor, […]

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Searching for Local Heroes in China – Jen Lin-Liu

An op-ed in the New York Times looks at how urban Chinese diets are changing to be more like their Western counterparts, which may be contributing to environmental destruction: I’ve also become worried that China’s newfound eating habits are contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. While there are movements in America and Europe to reduce carbon […]

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China Set to Pass First Anti-drug Law – Reuters

A new law is in the works to fight drug-related crimes and addiction, according to Reuters: Lawmakers will review from Sunday a final draft of the bill with revisions that included raising the age limit for compulsory rehabilitation to 16 from 14. Opium, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine hydrochloride — commonly known as “ice” — as well […]

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