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.

Can the Sea Solve China’s Water Crisis?

The Guardian reports on a sea water desalination plant outside Tianjin that aims to provide a solution to the country’s water crisis: Engineers from the operating company – the State Development and Investment Corporation...

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Rules to End Forced Demolitions in China

New regulations aim to tame forced evictions of residents by property developers, which is now one of the biggest sources of unrest in China, the Irish Times reports: The rules, which came into effect late last week, render...

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The Facebooks of China

Fast Company reports on Renren and the other social networking sites in China that are prospering in the empty space left by the blocking of Facebook: As with Facebook, the membership rolls are astounding and growing rapidly. In...

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