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.

Migrant Workers Riot in Guangdong

More details are coming in about the riots in Shaxi, Guangdong, which were reportedly sparked when a fight broke out between a 15-year-old migrant from Sichuan and a local primary school student. When police intervened and beat...

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This American Life: Americans in China

This American Life broadcast a segment on Americans in China. From the prologue: Months ago, in preparing for this show, we started reaching out to Americans living in China and asking for their stories. A shocking amount of the...

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Hexie Farm (蟹农场): The Dragon Boat

For his latest contribution to his CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab of Hexie Farm honors this weekend’s Dragon Boat Festival (端午节) with a nod to Orwell. The characters are taken from Animal Farm; the drummer holds an...

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