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.
Hexie Farm (蟹农场): The Dialogue
For the latest installment in his CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab of Hexie Farm comments on the recent deletion of a weibo account set up by Taiwanese politician Frank Hsieh. Hsieh is the former premier of the Democratic...
Read MoreOpen Letter Calls for Ratification of Human Rights Covenant (Updated)
Ahead of the National People’s Congress annual session next month, during which Xi Jinping is expected to take over as state president, a group of 100 prominent intellectuals, journalists, and lawyers have penned an open...
Read MoreAi Weiwei: Nothing to Hide, Always Under Watch
Famed artist and activist Ai Weiwei was profiled in an acclaimed documentary, “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,” which followed him as he documented the names of children killed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The film, which...
Read MoreOutspoken General Loses First Weibo Battle
People’s Liberation Army General Luo Yuan, who has gained a reputation as a blunt speaker on international affairs, has taken his views to Sina Weibo. There, he has been treated to a heavy dose of netizen skepticism and...
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