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.

Film producers make green pledge after Promise incident – Xinhua News Agency

From Xinhua News Agency (link): Leading Chinese producers and directors are supporting a “green production code” and would make every effort to protect the environment during filming. The initiative was put forward Thursday after media reports and government officials criticized producers of “The Promise” over damage caused during filming. “China’s beautiful scenery must be preserved […]

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Lin Chi-ling Slammed for Ancient Beauty Role – Shenzhen Daily

From China.org.cn (link): The news that Taiwan model Lin Chi-lingÔºàÊûóÂøóÁé≤Ôºâwould star in Hong Kong director John WooÔºàÂê¥ÂÆáÊ£ÆÔºâ‘s new film The War of Red Cliff as Xiao QiaoÔºàÂ∞è‰πîÔºâ, an ancient Chinese beauty during the Three Kingdoms (220-280), hit like a bomb on the Chinese mainland and raised a wave of protest on the Internet. Starting Sunday […]

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Hubei Local Opera — to Be or Not to Be? – Chen Lin

From China.org.cn (link): The rising of other cultural forms such as musicals, dramas and popular songs is affecting local operas across China. This is the case with local operas in Hubei Province. In an exclusive interview with china.org.cn, Yu Xiaoyu, an opera writer and director, gave his thoughts on the subject. Both the Han and […]

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Police detains rock singer Dou Wei – Winny Wang

From Shanghai Daily (link): BEIJING police detained Dou WeiÔºàÁ™¶ÂîØÔºâ, a Chinese rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, for alleged arson this morning after he went out of control in the newsroom of Beijing News yesterday, and set fire to a car in front of the office, media reported today. Dou is also well known for being the […]

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At the heart of China’s organ trade – Bruno Philip

From Guardian Unlimited (link): The advert on the China International Transplantation Network Assistance Centre (Citnac) website comes straight to the point: “Organ donors available immediately! Contact us before your condition deteriorates. Remember the best time is in December and January, with the largest number of donors and the shortest delay before receiving a transplant.” Citnac […]

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