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.
First shortage of migrant workers in China’s manufacturing base, then one of maid in cities as the spring festival approaches. From China Daily: If you need a reminder that Chinese New Year is coming, try booking a maid. It’s virtually impossible to hire a live-in family maid at this time of year, when most migrant […]
Read MoreThis local official, arrested last year, was bold enough to photoshop himself into a photo with a state leader. But his path into prison is a long, typical trajectory for a lot of down-on-their-luck cadres. Translated by CDT from China Youth Daily: Born into a poor village in Linfen, Shanxi Province, Wang Yuexi starved and […]
Read MoreA commentary translated by CDT from China Youth Daily: Shanghai plans to build a new town out of nowhere, well, actually in the sea. This project, situated at the north part of Hangzhou Bay, is expected to house 50,000-80,000 people on 65,000 square kilometers of reclaimed land. In 2006, Shanghai finished a “seashore new town” […]
Read MoreMore attention on the uncertain prospects of China’s booming housing market. From China Daily: To buy or not to buy, that is the question haunting Yang Qi. The 30-year-old white-collar worker has had plans to buy a house in Beijing for some years now. But just when she was about to decide on an apartment […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: Tired of fighting for the wages owed to him, Jia Changzhen has said he is calling it quits and leaving the city to seek his fortune in another part of the country. Jia, who is in his late 20s and has worked in Shenzhen for close to four years, said the power […]
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