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.
Cautiously Welcoming the Year of the Rat
Posted by Sophie Beach | Feb 7, 2008
With most of the country on vacation, or stuck in the snow, the Western media takes a look at what is likely to come for China in the brand-new Year of the Rat. From The Guardian: The spring festival is traditionally the time...
Read MoreWhether at Home or Abroad, China is Silent on Matters of Democracy
Posted by Sophie Beach | Feb 7, 2008
The latest on the Chinese government’s efforts to disassociate the Olympics from politics, from the International Herald Tribune: For months, as the Beijing Olympics draw nearer, China has been refining its arguments in...
Read MorePhoto: A Chinese New Year celebration in Milan, Italy
Posted by Sophie Beach | Feb 6, 2008
Six May Face Charges in China Miner Deaths
Posted by Sophie Beach | Feb 6, 2008
AP gives an update on the Huayuan Mine disaster of last summer: Wrapping up an investigation into one of the worst accidents in more than a half-century of communist rule, safety investigators referred six people to prosecutors,...
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