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.

Clash of civilizations at Hong Kong newspaper – Patrick Smith

From the International Herald Tribune: “We have many challenges,” the editor in chief of the South China Morning Post wrote to his staff in an internal memo that was leaked over the weekend, “but our problems are minor compared with those that many newspapers face.” Challenges, yes – what newspaper nowadays does not have its […]

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China’s New Culture of Cool – Forum

Right now on KQED’s Forum program, two authors are talking about youth culture in China: Forum takes a look at China’s evolving urban youth culture with the authors of “China’s New Culture of Cool: Understanding the World’s Fastest-Growing Market.” LiAnne Yu and Cynthia Chan are both strategic directors at the consulting firm Cheskin, and co-authored […]

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Chinese police torture results in at least 30 wrongful convictions a year, official says – AP

From AP: There are about 30 wrongful convictions in China each year due to confessions extracted by police torture, but the number of unreported cases is likely higher, state media reported Monday, citing an official. Wang Zhenchuan ” vice procurator-general of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, China’s highest prosecutor’s office ” said on average 30 unjust […]

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