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.

Three cadres from Jishan, Shanxi punished for reporting questionable activities by local county secretary – Southern Metropolis Daily

Posted by | Apr 11, 2007

The Peering into the Interior blog has translated an article from Southern Metropolis Daily (original Chinese here) “which details how the government went about prosecuting with vigilance three mid-level party cadres who accused the local secretary of “losing the will of the people” after selling land for real estate development when it was was intended […]

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How the Hukou System Distorts Reality – Wu Zhong

Posted by | Apr 11, 2007

From Asia Times: The outdated hukou system has increasingly become one of the major obstacles to attaining social harmony in today’s China. China began to enforce the hukou system in 1953, shortly after the Communist Party came to power upon winning a civil war against the Kuomintang. A major purpose was to facilitate the implementation […]

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Wen in Japan: Melting Ice and Global Warming

Posted by | Apr 11, 2007

The Washington Post reports on Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to Japan: Officials said Wen and his Japanese counterpart, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will preside over the establishment of a high-level economic dialogue to better manage a fast-growing trade relationship that surpassed $200 billion in 2006 and is vital to the economies of both their nations. […]

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Living and Learning at China’s Universities – Andreas Lorenz

Posted by | Apr 10, 2007

From Spiegel Online (photo: Peking University president Xu Zhihong, via Spiegel.com): Education is once again highly valued in China, with the Communist Party leadership aiming to make the country one of the most scientifically advanced in the world. But achieving that goal would require giving students more freedom to exercise their creativity — and less […]

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