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.

Nicholas Kristof: Banned in Beijing!

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof started a blog on Sina in order to see how long it wold stay up after he published “counterrevolutionary” posts supporting Liu Xiaobo and other dissidents: On this visit, I...

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For China, Relief After a Successful Trip

The New York Times sums up the outcome of President Hu Jintao’s recent state visit to Washington: From China’s point of view, the trip was intended to do two things. The first was to show Mr. Hu being accorded the respect...

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Howard French on Africa in a Chinese Century

Former New York Times Shanghai correspondent and current Columbia University Journalism School professor Howard French speaks with Radio Open Source about the role of Chinese migrants in Africa: HF: I was struck every time I got...

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Chinese Media Must Push the Limits

Cheng Yizhong, founder and former chief editor of Southern Metropolis Daily and The Beijing News who was jailed for four months in 2004 for his coverage of the Sun Zhigang case, recently gave a public talk in Hong Kong. China...

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Footage of Hu Jintao’s State Visit

The White House has released footage of President Hu’s State Visit to Washington: Arrival Ceremony The State Dinner: Hu-Obama Joint Press Conference Working Lunch at the State Department Hu and Obama Meet with Business...

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