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 Business Week: As China’s internet market sizzles — 94 million Chinese now go online, second only to the U.S. — many of its Web companies have rocketed from startup obscurity to stock-market fame. Shanghai gaming innovator Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. (SNDA ) last year raised $100 million in an initial public offering and now […]
Read MoreFrom BBC: Taiwan’s National Assembly has approved important constitutional changes which supporters say will strengthen the island’s democracy. Future amendments will have to be decided by referendums, which means the Assembly has effectively voted for its own abolition. The move will alarm China, which fears referendums could be used to edge Taiwan towards formal independence.
Read MoreFrom the International Herald Tribune: A Chinese diplomat renewed his bid to defect to Australia on Tuesday after a first asylum request was rejected amid concerns that the case could harm growing trade relations with China. See also “China defector in Australia contacts U.S. mission” from Reuters and “Pro-democracy claims not convincing: China expert” from […]
Read MoreFrom AFP, via Taipei Times: Picasso’s paintings have captured the imagination of art lovers the world over but they remain a mystery to many in China, as visitors at an exhibition of his lesser-known works here attest. Beijing has a lively art scene and its residents pride themselves as the most culturally informed in the […]
Read MoreBlack Dragon Lake, Lijiang, Yunnan Province. Thanks to Jesse Chen for the photo.
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