Sophie Beach

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.

Drew Thompson: Beijing’s participation in UN peace-keeping operations

Posted by | May 11, 2005

From the Jamestown Foundation’s China Brief: After China joined the UN in 1971, it adamantly opposed peacekeeping operations (PKO) and refused to contribute money or resources to any operations. Adhering to a strict definition of sovereignty and non-interference, China rejected international interventions that supposedly violated their notions of peaceful co-existence and potentially invited international scrutiny […]

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Geremie R. Barmé: Mirrors of History

Posted by | May 11, 2005

In Japan Focus, Geremie Barme writes about the historical antecedents to the recent anti-Japan protests: One could say there is a certain pattern of the past discernable in the way the authorities have run these protests. We have long seen in China political campaigns and mass movements that follow a similar pattern or political logic… […]

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Environment of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under threat

Posted by | May 11, 2005

From Xinhua: The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in southwest China, long known as the “roof of the world,” faces serious ecological threat that may ruin the already fragile environment which has fostered numerous rare animals, plants and medicine herbs, Chinese scientists say. A group of scientists with the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Study Institute of the Chinese Academy of […]

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Wenran Jiang: The dragon’s thirst for Canadian oil

Posted by | May 11, 2005

From the Jamestown Foundation’s China Brief: The two countries signed the Canada-China Statement on Energy Cooperation in the 21st Century, promising to work closely in the areas of oil, gas, oil sands, energy efficiency, environment, and related ventures. Canada is one of the most energy-rich countries in the world, while China needs greater amounts of […]

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Julie Chao: Rise of wealth; fall of morals

Posted by | May 11, 2005

From the Washington Times: China’s unprecedented economic boom has lifted millions of people out of poverty and created a new class of millionaires. Citizens have more freedoms and opportunities than ever before. Yet some are starting to wonder whether people are really better off. Get-rich-quick schemes, casual sex, and animosity between rich and poor are […]

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