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 the International Herald Tribune (link): President Vladimir Putin kicked off the “Year of Russia in China” celebration Tuesday by bringing roughly 1,000 Russians in his entourage to Beijing. They were ballerinas, actors, pilots and – in keeping with the intense interest of China on securing Russian energy supplies – the executives of top Russian […]
Read MoreA Korean protester at the WTO meeting in Hong Kong, by monkeyking
Read MoreThe following was provided by Rebecca MacKinnon of Global Voices. For more information see www.freehaowu.org: On March 22nd it will be one month since filmmaker and Global Voices Northeast Asia Editor Hao Wu was detained without charge. We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu’s immediate release! What happened to Hao?
Read MoreFrom the New York Sun, another article (link) about the rising popularity of studying Chinese language: What do a growing number of grade school students have in common with Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs? They all realize that China is the next big thing. Just blocks from Wall Street, students at Manhattan’s newest […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times (link): This Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin is to make an official state visit to China. Putin will arrive in time to witness China’s Year of Russia ceremony, kicking off a year-long festival with the aim of encouraging improved cultural relations between the two countries. Putin’s visit to China is further evidence […]
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