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.

Dissident Physicist Fang Lizhi Dies

Astrophysicist and democracy activist Fang Lizhi has passed away in Arizona. A former professor at China’s University of Science and Technology, Fang was an eloquent and outspoken dissident who helped spearhead the...

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Bo Xilai’s Wife at Center of Drama

The removal of Bo Xilai from his position as Party Secretary of Chongqing and potential Standing Committee member has sent shockwaves through Chinese political circles and exposed a deep divide among the party leadership. The...

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Shandong Village Rocked by Ethnic Clashes

Radio Free Asia is reporting on a riot sparked by tensions between Han Chinese and Hui Muslims in Ningjin County, Shandong: Villagers in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong said on Thursday that local police “stood by...

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