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.

China Arrests over 1,480 People in Nationwide Crackdown on Substandard Products – Xinhua

From Xinhua: China said on Wednesday it had arrested more than 1,480 people in a four-month nationwide crackdown on substandard goods, part of ongoing efforts to calm international worries over the quality of the country’s products. The General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said the arrests were the result of 1,187 criminal investigations […]

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China to Clean Up Karaoke Parlors – AP

China turned its attention to Karaoke copyright in 2006. Recently a government campaign continues to crack down the selling of sex and drugs and the use of unlicensed music, from AP: The “Sunshine Project,” which began Monday, comes as the Chinese capital prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors for the Beijing Olympics this […]

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A New Cultural Revolution – Richard Lea

Chinese literature is changing rapidly with the fast growing economy. Richard Lea takes a closer look at China’s literary culture flux, from Guardian Unlimited: “…Now there’s this whole generation of young people, who have grown up since the Cultural Revolution, who aren’t that interested in the classics, but are deeply involved with the changes in […]

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China Coal Shortage to Continue – The Age

From The Age: China, the world’s largest coal consuming nation, used more coal than it produced in 2007 and will stay short through at least 2010, a coal industry official said on Tuesday. China’s demand for coal is expected to rise to 2.76 billion tonnes in 2008, from 2.62 billion tonnes in 2007, said Wu […]

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