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.
An opinion piece from China-doubter Guy Sorman, author of “The Year of the Rooster,” from the Wall Street Journal: The Western press is full of stories these days on China’s arrival as a superpower. A steady stream of Western political and business delegations visit Beijing, confident of China’s economy, which continues to grow rapidly. Investment […]
Read MoreFrom China Dialogue’s managing editor Dongying Wang (ÁéãÂܨËéπ) (photo: River Thames, via flickr.com): In fact, the Thames is acknowledged to be one of the world’s cleanest urban rivers. But like many of China’s rivers today, at one time urban and industrial growth threatened its ecosystem – almost to the point of collapse. China’s rapid industrialisation […]
Read MoreFrom China Dialogue: Desertification may have local solutions, but reducing the consequences of climate change in Africa entails international action on carbon emissions. It means countries must show greater commitment to the Kyoto Protocol and its provisions – including in the post-Kyoto era. With US reluctance to commit to the Kyoto Protocol, Africa now expects […]
Read MoreAnother classic from citizen journalist Li Xinde, translated by CDT: A late 2005 fire killed 39 patients and staffers at Liaoyuan City (ËæΩÊ∫êÂ∏Ç)’s Central Hospital, but people say the real culprit, the hospital president, is escaping responsibility, reportedly under the cover of some higher-up officials in Liaoning Province. The fire was triggered by sparks after […]
Read MoreFrom the Wall Street Journal (photo: biofuel via krakoff.info): Representatives of more than a dozen U.S. companies, including General Electric Co. and DuPont Co., will touch down today in the southern Indian city of Chennai to kick off a one-week trade mission to India and China aimed at drumming up new business for America’s burgeoning […]
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