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.

China Sentences Official to Death for Corruption – David Barboza

From The New York Times: For the second time in three months, a former high-ranking official at China’s top food and drug watchdog agency has been sentenced to death for corruption and approving bogus drugs, according to the state-run news media. Cao Wenzhuang, who until 2005 was in charge of drug registration approvals at the […]

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Southern Metropolis Daily: Where Did the Media Go Wrong Reporting the Brick Kiln Story? – David Bandurski

From China Media Project: The Shanxi Brick Kiln Affair (ȪëÁ†ñÁ™ë‰∫㉪∂) has received a wave of coverage in China over the last few weeks. But the lead editorial (Á§æËÆ∫) in today’s Southern Metropolis Daily takes a hard look at reporting for the story and gives the media low marks for its own role. The editorial steps […]

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China Rejects Binding Target to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions – David Adam

From Guardian Unlimtied: China will not agree any form of binding target to reduce its soaring greenhouse gas emissions as part of a new international deal on climate change, a senior official confirmed yesterday. Lu Xuedu, deputy director of the Chinese government’s office of global environmental affairs, said it “was not the time” for China […]

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