Zhaohua Li is an American-born independent journalist based in Beijing. He has written on Asia for the Christian Science Monitor, the San Francisco Chronicle and Frommer's guidebooks, among other publications. He is currently also a Blakemore-Freeman fellow in Chinese language studies at Tsinghua University. His interests in China run from the energy and the environment to media and pop culture.
In Seattle, the Dalai Lama reveals his representatives are engaged in “private talks” with the Chinese government aimed at resolving questions surrounding last month’s riots. From the New York Times: “Just a...
Read MorePerhaps motivated by a flood of critical comments it has been getting from Chinese visitors to its website, the BBC provides an unscientific but nevertheless interesting side-by-side comparison of Olympic torch relay coverage...
Read MoreFrom Shanghai Daily (h/t the Shanghaiist): SEVETEEN (sic) government departments will launch a joint city-wide campaign to wipe out illegal television satellites that can receive foreign TV programs across Shanghai, the Oriental...
Read MoreChinese anger over the Tibet riots and Western media’s coverage of them has now been immortalized in a rap song. Entitled “Dragon’s Roar” (龙哮), the song and an accompanying video have been circulating...
Read MoreA day after one protester in London reportedly tried to snuff the Olympic torch with a fire extinguisher, protesters in Paris achieved the practical equivalent with sheer force of numbers. According to various reports, police...
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