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.
From Fresh Air, a significant amount of time is spent discussing China in this interview with Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu (link): Recent controversies such as Google’s business in China and the U.S. government’s role in policing eBay transactions have put a spotlight on the intersection between governments and the Internet. Legal scholars Jack Goldsmith […]
Read MoreGlobal Voices has posted an interview with photoblogger Ziboy, who has an exhibit in Beijing opening this weekend (link): In the write-at-your-own-risk world of blogging in China, there are no fine lines between what’s acceptable, what will get you blocked and what will get you thrown in jail. Lists of words and topics appear from […]
Read MoreThe following was first published in The China Journal, No. 55, January 2006. An excerpt from this article also appeared in the CDT Bookshelf. Thanks to Mr. Barm√© for allowing CDT to republish it in its entirety here. I’M SO RONERY Geremie R. Barm√© He’s Back With the accession of Hu Jintao to the dual […]
Read MoreFrom CBS News, Barry Petersen writes the first installment of his perspective of what it’s like to be a foreign correspondent in China (link): The first thing you need to know about your rights as a foreign reporter in China is that, in the end, you have no rights. Yes, they have books of rules […]
Read MoreAccording to reports from Internet users in China, the blog search engine Technorati has been blocked. From Tom Raftery’s IT Views blog (link): I received an email this morning from Ken Carroll of ChinesePod telling me that China has blocked Technorati at the great firewall – it would appear that Technorati will no longer be […]
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