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 Standard: For China watchers, one of the most influential Hong Kong and mainland media figures is a 56-year-old blogger and non-journalist who lives with his 79-year-old mother and a maid on Kadoorie Hill in Kowloon. His blog is essential reading for reporters, ranging from those from the New York Times, Washington Post, the […]
Read MoreFrom the International Herald Tribune: China is starting to tackle the problems at the root of a four-year stock market slump, but experts caution that it is too early to crack open the Champagne. In the third quarter, the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchange indexes, the benchmarks for China’s domestic share markets, surged about 25 […]
Read MoreFrom Times Online: If Arnold Schwarzenegger had any doubts about the extent of his fame, they were swept away by the army of fans who mobbed him on the streets of Beijing today. The Governor of California is in China to lead the fight against pirated DVDs – but must have been aware that most […]
Read MoreFrom ABC News: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger left for China on Sunday for a six-day mission to encourage Chinese officials to crack down on the piracy of copyrighted music, movies and software and to promote California products. The trip also gives him a chance to revive his political image after the bruising defeat of his “year […]
Read MoreFrom The Art Newspaper: The Chinese government announced last month that it is to make 1.5 billion Yuan ($185 million) available for restoration of the Forbidden City over the next 15 years. Work has already started, and scaffolding now covers dozens of buildings in the complex. Projects along the central axis are scheduled for completion […]
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