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.
China’s Growth Hits 11.4% but Price Rises Cause Alarm
Posted by Sophie Beach | Jan 24, 2008
From the Independent: The Chinese economy grew by a sizzling 11.4 per cent last year, the fastest rate for 13 years, but prices are rising too, and there are fears that dissatisfaction about the high cost of staple foods such as...
Read MoreDon’t Drink the Water and Don’t Breathe the Air – The Economist
Posted by Sophie Beach | Jan 24, 2008
The Economist writes about the different challenges SEPA, China’s environmental protection agency, faces in its efforts to curb pollution: THESE days China’s environmental bureaucrats know how to talk the talk. They...
Read MoreWeb Pornography Targeted in China – BBC News
Posted by Sophie Beach | Jan 23, 2008
BBC News writes about the Chinese government’s strong stance against Internet pornography: Chinese authorities closed down 44,000 websites and arrested 868 people last year in a campaign against internet pornography, state media has reported. Another 1,911 people received unspecified penalties for “pornography activities”, Xinhua news agency said. The campaign began last year, after President Hu […]
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