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.

Trade Dispute Marks New US View of China – Caijing

Caijing Magazine’s cover story is on U.S.-China trade. See here for links to all articles. From “Tough Love: Building a Durable Sino-U.S. Trade Relationship”: The recent flurry of activity on the U.S.-China trade front has caused consternation on both sides of the Pacific. Has the Bush administration changed course? Are we entering a new phase […]

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Trade Panel to Probe Logging Complaints – Matthew Daly

Following an investigation by the Washington Post and a report from Greenpeace, the U.S. International Trade Commission said they would investigate illegal logging practices by China: Lawmakers from timber-producing states have complained that as much as 30 percent of U.S. hardwood imports are from suspicious or illegal sources. Industry groups and members of Congress says […]

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China Leans Less on U.S. Trade – Keith Bradsher

The New York Times reports from the Canton Trade Fair in Guangzhou: Chinese producers of everything from socket wrenches to sport utility vehicles say, their fastest growth these days lies in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South America and elsewhere in Asia ” in other words, practically anywhere other than the United States. So it […]

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UK puts climate change in UN Council, China objects – Reuters

China today rejected calls by Britain to have the U.N. Security Council take action on climate change. From Reuters: Britain and China faced off on Tuesday in the first-ever U.N. Security Council debate on climate change, with Beijing saying the 15-member body had no competence in dealing with global warming. But British Foreign Secretary Margaret […]

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