Sophie Beach
Sophie Beach is CDT's Operations and Communications Manager. From 2003-2021, she served as Executive Editor of CDT English. She lives in Berkeley, California.
Containment of China Hits Roadblocks Again
Posted by Sophie Beach | Feb 28, 2008
In the International Herald Tribune, Howard French writes about a new effort to contain China through coalitions of its neighbors: While never openly espoused by any government, the idea has tempted foreign policy thinkers not...
Read MoreOlympics a Stage for Political Contests, Too
Posted by Sophie Beach | Feb 28, 2008
NPR’s Talk of the Nation had a program about politics and the Olympics. The topic was not specifically about Beijing 2008 but naturally the topic came up: The Olympics serve not only as an arena where the best athletes in...
Read MoreThe Real China and the Olympics
Posted by Sophie Beach | Feb 27, 2008
The Guardian has posted a translation, by Human Rights Watch, of a letter written by activist Hu Jia, who is currently in jail in Beijing. The letter was written last September with lawyer Teng Biao when Hu was under house...
Read MoreChina SFDA: Buyers Must Vet Drug Safety
Posted by Sophie Beach | Feb 27, 2008
After the international spotlight focused on the safety of the drug Heparin, produced in China, the State Food and Drug Administration has said that the responsibility to check a drug’s safety lies with the importing...
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