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 The Australian (link): One of China’s best-known dissidents, Liu Xiaobo – a former university lecturer jailed for 10 years following the 1989 protests – told The Australian: “The authorities started by tightening control on the newspapers, including the Beijing News and China Youth Daily, and are now extending that campaign online. As a result, […]
Read MoreFrom China Net (link): More than 200,000 members of Beijing’s various driving clubs are being asked to leave their cars at home on at least one day each month in a bid to improve the air quality of the capital city. Over 100 Beijing car clubs jointly launched the campaign on Monday calling on local […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghai Daily (link): China’s rapid economic development and its increasing thirst for water has dried up most of the tributaries on a key river that winds through 26 large and medium-sized cities, a water conservation agency reported yesterday. The Haihe River valley, with an area of 320,000 square kilometers, covers Beijing and Tianjin municipalities […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua News Agency (link): Major Chinese filmmakers will be promoting their films big-time at the 59th Cannes International Film Festival, which runs through May 28. They’ll be helped in creating a buzz for China’s film industry with the presence of Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai heading the jury and mainland actress Zhang Ziyi as […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua News Agency (link): Famous rock singer Dou Wei made a formal statement through his lawyer on Wednesday to apologize for his aggressive behavior at the Beijing News office last week, reports Chinese website sohu.com. Dou is currently in custody after storming into the Beijing News newspaper’s editorial department on May 10, 2006. He […]
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