Sophia Cao

Sophia Cao is an undergraduate business student at Baruch College in New York. She is interested in Chinese culture and contemporary art, with a particular emphasis on multimedia.

Waste land – Jonathan Watts and Jess Cartner-Morley

From Guardian Unlimited: …Here in Mai, a village in Guangdong Province, southern China, a community of recyclers ekes out a living from items considered so worthless in the west that they are given away free and quickly discarded. Carrier bags and bottles are shipped here from London, Rotterdam, Hong Kong and cities within China for […]

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Pollution a test for Beijing Olympics – WP

From Washingtonpost,com via MSNBC: …”Beijing has made significant progress compared to a few years ago, but just by looking outside you can see the pollution is still very bad,” said Lo Sze Ping, campaign director for Greenpeace China. As he spoke, an acrid gray haze hung over the city. Air pollution was greatly reduced in […]

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Restrictions lifted for Chinese graduates returning from abroad – Xinhua

From Xinhua: The Chinese government announced on Thursday that Chinese students studying abroad would have special privileges if they return to work after graduation. Returned graduates will be qualified to work without residency restrictions, personnel quotas and pay limits, according to a document jointly issued by the ministries of personnel and education….[Full Text]

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