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.
Xi Jinping Meets with President Obama
Posted by Sophie Beach | Feb 14, 2012
Vice President Xi Jinping met with President Obama today in the White House. Reuters reports: In White House talks, Obama sought to reassure Xi that Washington welcomed China’s “peaceful rise” but made clear...
Read MorePhoto: Young love, Baoshan port, Shanghai, by Remko Tanis
Posted by Sophie Beach | Feb 14, 2012
Who Is Xi Jinping? (Updated)
Posted by Sophie Beach | Feb 14, 2012
Vice President Xi Jinping’s highly-anticipated trip to Washington this week has been in the planning stages for three years, the Los Angeles Times reports: Xi’s five-day visit, which begins Tuesday when he meets...
Read MoreRazing History
Posted by Sophie Beach | Feb 13, 2012
In the Atlantic, Jonathan Kaiman writes about the destruction of Beijing’s historic neighborhoods, including the hutongs surrounding Zhongnanhai, the central leadership compound, which were on a protected list compiled in...
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