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.

Sex is Prime Cause of China’s HIV – Jill McGivering

BBC reports on HIV situation in China: China’s state media says unsafe sex has, for the first time, become the main means of transmission of HIV/Aids, overtaking intravenous drug use. Infected blood transfusions also caused many of the early cases. The news raises fresh concerns that HIV infections are moving from high risk groups to […]

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Chairman of Chinese State-run Movie Company Calls for Patriotic Movies – AP

AP reports that “some Chinese filmmakers say Beijing still views movies as a propaganda tool ” not an entertainment product.” This time, China Film Group called for patriotic movies and “pointed to Will Smith’s ‘The Pursuit of Happyness‘ as an example.” From IHT: Han added nationalism was also common in U.S. movies, saying they often […]

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China Airlines Boeing Plane Catches Fire in Japan – Bloomberg

From Bloomberg.com: A China Airlines plane with 157 passengers on board caught fire after its right engine burst into flames and spread to its left engine at Naha airport in Okinawa, Japan, a popular beach resort. The passengers and crew were evacuated safely, the Taipei-based airline said. The engines of the Boeing Co. 737-800 caught […]

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More Chinese, Japanese Positive about Bilateral Ties – Xinhua

China Daily carried Xinhua’s report on the relationship between China and Japan and says that “more and more Chinese and Japanese have positive views on relations between the two countries with the improvement in bilateral ties, according to a joint survey by the two sides.” …More than 60 percent of the Chinese and Japanese polled […]

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