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.
From Guardian Unlimited: One of the most vocal opponents of the Three Gorges dam has been left reportedly paralysed by a savage beating after he ignored police warnings not to speak to foreign journalists. Fu Xiancai, a land-rights activist, was attacked by unknown assailants on his way home from the Zigui public security bureau in […]
Read MoreFrom Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Rockets aspire to pianist Lang Lang‘s rate of ascent. In just seven years, he has attained the popularity it took legendary pianists of the past — such as Vladimir Horowitz and Arthur Rubinstein — many decades to achieve. Although Lang’s picture adorns the covers of the season brochures of top American […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily via Xinhua News Agency: Parts of the Great Wall may collapse and disappear in the near future unless protection efforts are improved, a leading expert has warned. Only about 20 per cent of the 6,300-kilometre wall is in reasonable shape, another 30 per cent is in ruins, and the rest has disappeared […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: “Mission: Impossible III” has been cleared for a July 18 opening in China after negotiations ended with agreements to make some cuts to the movie, some of which are understood to involve scenes of violence. “M:I-3,” which has grossed about $192 million outside the United States since its May 5 release, was submitted […]
Read MoreFrom Guardian Unlimited: China, fast emerging as one of the world’s biggest arms exporters, is helping to sustain brutal conflicts, criminal violence, and human rights violations in countries including Sudan, Nepal, Burma and South Africa, according to an Amnesty International report published today. Western companies may also be involved in the manufacture of some of […]
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