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.
Militants Say Chinese Tourist Killed for Revenge
On Tuesday, a Chinese woman walking on the street in Peshawar, Pakistan, was shot and killed. At the time, the motive for the shooting was not known. Now a faction of the Pakistani Taliban is claiming responsibility, saying the...
Read MoreNew Regulations Require Monitoring of Air Pollutants
The Chinese government has acknowledged the need for more accurate reporting of air pollutants and has passed regulations requiring some cities to monitor for ozone and PM2.5 particles. From China Daily: The State Council on...
Read MoreDeath Toll in Xinjiang Raised to 20
The death toll from the violence in Yechang, Xinjiang, yesterday has been raised to 20 as more details come to light about the incident. As foreign journalists have not been permitted to the area, most of the reporting relies on...
Read MoreScenes from a Forced Demolition
Forced evictions have become a routine fact of life in China. With all land owned by the state, developers often work in cahoots with local officials to forcibly demolish homes or reclaim farmland to make way for new...
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