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: Let’s not dream: It will take 20 years for nuclear energy to supply even 4 to 5 percent of China’s demands for electricity, while renewable energy will always be marginal. ¬† As a consequence, China will consume energy from traditional sources, especially oil and coal, and it will seek to […]
Read MoreFrom Forbes.com: China has confirmed two outbreaks of foot and mouth disease, the World Organization of Animal Health said in a statement posted on its website. More than 200 head of cattle were destroyed after the outbreaks were discovered, both in the eastern part of the country, it said. China’s agriculture ministry reported the two […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via the Taipei Times: China’s environmental watchdog has singled out nine major pollution cases involving dozens of companies, and in a rare move has warned local authorities not to interfere. The State Environmental Protection Agency, which has a weak track record on enforcement, named industries operating in 10 regions or cities, mainly involving […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters, via Deepika Global: When China speaks, markets listen, and for decades Beijing has been known to communicate policy through its largely state-run media. So after a poorly translated report on the Web site of the flagship People’s Daily appeared to announce an imminent yuan revaluation and sent the dollar and euro skittering against […]
Read MoreFrom the May 7 Houston Chronicle: China’s exploding oil demand is sparking competition with the United States. Perhaps more important than PRC ownership of a U.S. oil company, China’s willingness to cut deals with nasty regimes has already begun undermining American policy priorities. Because Beijing has been a friend in the war on terror, Washington […]
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