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.
A nice piece on China’s age-old pastime and favorite game for New Year revelers across much of the country. From China Daily: Mahjong is one of the most popular games in China. You can ride on a bus in early morning and...
Read MoreTranslated by CDT from Oriental Online: According to the latest modeling results from the National Oceanography Administration, China’s seas will rise by 3.2 centimeters above current levels within the next decade....
Read MoreAnother concern from Olympians heading to Beijing in a few months. From the New York Times: When a caterer working for the United States Olympic Committee went to a supermarket in China last year, he encountered a piece of...
Read MoreAn eye-opening commentary from the Beijing News (新京报), translated by CDT: Although it has a declining viewership, China’s New Year Gala on CCTV is probably still the most watched show ever in the country (it’s like...
Read MoreFrom China Daily: Chen Jiahua, a farmer in Nanping town of Pu’er City in Southwest China’s Yunnan province, drinks tea, not coffee – but coffee is far more important to him. It is his livelihood. It has become a new way of life for him and his family: The red coffee berries flourishing on his […]
Read More
Click on the image to download Firefly for circumvention
CDT is a non-profit media site, and we need your support. Your contribution will help us provide more translations, breaking news, and other content you love.
