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.
Translated by CDT from China Business News (Á¨¨‰∏ÄË¥¢ÁªèÊó•Êä•): Mr. Ma, a private entrepreneur from Tongxiang (Ê°ê‰π°) of Jiaxiang (ÂòâÂÖ¥) City in Zhejiang, is excitedly expanding his silk processing plant with his engineer. But a few months back, he was still figuring out whether he could grow his business, as his new production line of cloth […]
Read MoreA commentary from the Beijing News translated by CDT: From January 1, 2009 onward, pig farming will be banned in all of Dongguan City, a leading manufacturing base in Guangdong Province. A Dongguan official made this announcement at a working conference about cleaning up pollution from the poultry industry. Many counter the government decision, saying […]
Read MoreThe following interview with the former CCTV president Yang Weiguang was originally published in the Guangzhou-based Southern Weekend, to mark Chinese Journalists Day. The segment below, translated by CDT, is about his gagging...
Read MoreAs Chinese authorities continue to batter the drum of a “socialist harmonious society,” the possibilty of actually realizing such a thing seems to grow ever more distant. Such, at least, is the message suggested by...
Read MoreWhat if Shanxi’s minable coal runs out? Don’t worry just yet. Xinjiang may have a lot more coal than Shanxi does; just some infrastructure and a transportation network are needed for the potential new coal province to take off. Translated by CDT from People Online: Li Anming (ÊùéÂÆâÊòé) was one of many Shanxi’s coal lords, […]
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