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.

Wife sentence – Rachel DeWoskin

In the Times of London, Foreign Babes in Beijing author Rachel DeWoskin wrote last month about the phenomena of ernai (‰∫å•∂Ôºâ: Ernai are a modern version of concubines, as common as colds. They are women kept in luxury apartments and goods by married lovers – mostly overseas businessmen and officials but, increasingly, by men at […]

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African Media Reacts to China Summit

Now that the China-Africa summit is over, the media throughout Africa is publishing more critical reports of China’s recent surge of activity and investment in Africa. From Zimbabwe’s Financial Gazette: Admittedly, China is now indisputably a key player in the global economy. But that is not the real reason why it has become fashionable for […]

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Being reporter “third most dangerous job in China” – Reuters

From Reuters: Being a reporter is the third most dangerous occupation in China, the official Xinhua news agency said, second only to miners and policemen. “An increasing number of reporters are obstructed, scolded, even beaten during interviews,” Xinhua said in a late-night report seen on Thursday. To help journalists injured on the job, a hospital […]

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