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.
A Filmmaker Walks a Line
Posted by Sophie Beach | Jan 7, 2012
The New York Times profiles Zhang Yimou, whose recent work, including the just-released Flowers of War, has earned him criticism for sticking too close to the party line: In the first part of his career, Mr. Zhang made beautiful...
Read MoreChina’s Vice President Orders More Thought Control over Students
Posted by Sophie Beach | Jan 5, 2012
Vice President Xi Jinping, who is widely expected to take over the presidency from Hu Jintao later this year, has called on universities to exercise stricter ideological control over their students. The Telegraph reports:...
Read MoreDocumentary: To the Light
Posted by Sophie Beach | Jan 5, 2012
To the Light, a documentary about miners in Sichuan Province, has won the Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award. From the Huffington Post: The visually lyrical and heartbreaking film, which won the Mead’s prestigious award this...
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