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): “More Glorious than the Sun”
Posted by Sophie Beach | May 3, 2012
For his latest contribution to his CDT series, artist Crazy Crab of Hexie Farm looks at the ongoing plight of activist Chen Guangcheng, who had sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing after enduring constant surveillance...
Read MoreThe Great Fall of China
Posted by Sophie Beach | May 2, 2012
An article in Bloomberg/Business Week calls the fall of Bo Xilai “the most serious threat to [the Communist Party’s] authority since the Tiananmen Square uprising of 1989” and examines the risks for...
Read MoreChina’s Fight Against Bribery and Corruption
Posted by Sophie Beach | May 1, 2012
High-level corruption is in the news with the recent downfall of former Chongqing Party chief Bo Xilai. But bribery on a much smaller scale is sometimes part of the risk of doing business in China. As part of an effort to stamp...
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