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.

Slideshow: Photos from “Irrational Times”

Below is a selection of photos depicting Chinese people’s worship of Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution taken by Xiao Zhuang, a Zhejiang-born photojournalist who started working for Xinhua News Daily in 1952. In 2004, a number of Xiao’s works were published under the title “Irrational Times” by Zhonghua Publishing House and displayed at 798 […]

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Broadcast Minders Attack Lax Advertising Content Controls at Local Television Stations – David Bandurski

China Media Project reports that State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) tightened the control of “ads with ‘subtle sexual connotations’ as well as ads for ‘illegal’ medications and those promising to enhance sexual performance.” …While the SARFT notice presses local television stations across China to “broadcast advertisements in accord with laws and regulations,” […]

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Nissan Pairs With Beijing On System to Avoid Jams – Amy Chozick

From The Wall Street Journal: As part of efforts to reduce traffic congestion during the 2008 Olympic Games, the city of Beijing is forming an unusual technology partnership with Nissan Motor Co. to install a citywide navigation system. Tokyo-based Nissan, a latecomer to China that is trying furiously to catch up with rivals Toyota Motor […]

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