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.
At West Lake, a foreign woman jumped in the water to rescue a person from an apparent suicide attempt, and then left the scene without revealing her identity. According to bystanders, the rescuer is an American tourist, though...
Read MoreThis week China’s Central Committee meets in Beijing where the next generation of leaders will be debated behind closed doors. From the Washington Post: The 200-plus Central Committee members and more than 150 alternates...
Read MoreDuring a trip to Beijing this week, Vladimir Putin, who is preparing to again assume the position of Russian President, met with China’s leaders but failed to secure a huge, long-term gas deal, Reuters reports: Observers...
Read MoreXiaolongbao, Shanghai soup dumplings, by Vern Fong
Read MoreOn October 6, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution apologizing to Chinese immigrants for past discrimination, including the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which blocked immigration by Chinese and was one of the most...
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