Michael Laha

on September 26, 2016

Michael Laha is an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation German Chancellor Fellow at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlin, Germany. He conducts research on innovation policy, the role of China in the transatlantic relationship, and China’s governance model. Before joining the MERICS team, Laha worked at the Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations where he most recently was a Senior Program Officer and where he also served as the ChinaFile Books Editor. Previously, he worked as an English teacher in China and as a laboratory research assistant at the Rockefeller University. He holds a M.A. in East Asian Languages and Cultures from Columbia University and B.S. in Chemistry from Tufts University. He is fluent in German and proficient in Chinese.

Carl Houston Mc Millan

on September 23, 2016

Carl Houston Mc Millan is a filmmaker who grew up in Lesotho of Irish decent. His work is narrative-driven, with a global outlook and cultural sensitivity. He has directed short films, commercials, and documentaries, and has worked with local and international brands and organizations such as Vodafone, UNICEF, and Proctor & Gamble.

In China, Organic Food Is Gaining Ground

on September 23, 2016

Wan Li, a young Beijing professional in her late 20s, is at her desk when her cell phone rings. She picks up. “North entrance?” She confirms. “I’ll be right out.” An electric delivery scooter has just pulled up to Wan’s office with her order of tomatoes and Chinese spinach from Emerald Bay Farm, an eight-acre farm located in the northeast outskirts of Beijing.