Photo: A magazine vendor in western Beijing, by Natalie Behring.
A magazine vendor in western Beijing, by Natalie Behring.
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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.
Beijing eyes biotech business – Jehangir S. Pocha
From the Boston Globe, via the San Francisco Chronicle: China, which catapulted into the top ranks of global manufacturing, is now aiming to turn itself into a biotechnology power. “There’s no reason the things that make China so powerful in manufacturing cannot apply to knowledge-driven industries,” said Kevin Chen, vice president of Bioduro Co. Ltd., […]
Read MoreThe Beijing News joins criticism of limits on media reporting of the courts in China – David Bandurski
From the China Media Project: The Beijing News added its dissenting voice to the issue of court transparency in a page-two editorial today. The criticism follows articles by Southern Metropolis Daily and Shanghai Securities News arguing that new rules limiting media access to judicial information in China, announced Wednesday, are a step in the wrong […]
Read MoreMagnet of Needs Pulls China to Africa – Dexter Roberts
With the upcoming Africa-China summit, several articles analyze China’s relationship with the continent. From Business Week: Africa looms large on the radar screens of China’s high and mighty. Chinese President Hu Jintao was there in April. Premier Wen Jiabao did a seven-country swing in June, and Vice-President Zeng Qinghong and Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing have […]
Read MoreTime Running Out – Simon Robinson
From Time Magazine: You could almost hear the clock ticking last week as diplomats scrambled to find a solution to end the killing in Darfur, western Sudan… Amid the diplomatic flurry, and as evidence emerged of a new government offensive in Darfur ” Human Rights Watch says government planes indiscriminately bombed civilian-occupied villages in rebel-held […]
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