Michael Zhao

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.

Chinese Women to Watch – WSJ

Some Chinese women in the 2007 “The 50 Women to Watch” list by the Wall Street Journal: 23) HU XIAOLIAN Deputy Governor PEOPLE’S BANK OF CHINA Administrator STATE ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE As the overseer of what are now the world’s largest foreign-exchange reserves, Hu Xiaolian is having to overcome the special challenges of size. […]

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China Inc. Is Out on a Limb – Frederik Balfour and Chi-Chu Tschang

This is actually a story that can be best summed up by a Chinese proverb, “crying up wine selling vinegar,” or hanging up lamb selling dog meat (ÊåÇÁæ䧥ÂçñÁãóËÇâ), as many Chinese companies have been doing to derail from core businesses to plow huge funds into the rocketing stock market. From BusinessWeek: By now every investor […]

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Tainted Ginger’s Long Trip From China to U.S. Stores – Nicholas Zamiska and David Kesmodel

Yet another item on the list of unwelcome “made in China” products. From Wall Street Journal: In July, two dozen Albertson’s grocery stores in California received a shipment of fresh ginger and put it on shelves. Several days later, state inspectors discovered that the ginger, which had been imported from China, contained a dangerous pesticide. […]

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Chinese Dam Projects Criticized for Their Human Costs – Jim Yardley

Fourth installment of New York Times mega environmental series: Last year, Chinese officials celebrated the completion of the Three Gorges Dam by releasing a list of 10 world records. As in: The Three Gorges is the world’s biggest dam, biggest power plant and biggest consumer of dirt, stone, concrete and steel. Ever. Even the project’s […]

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