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Like many students from mainland China, Chen, a native of Beijing, had to navigate the application process largely on her own. A loose network of friends, including other applicants, served as guides—even encouraging her to apply in the first place.

Author: By Benjamin K. Glaser, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: E(ast)-Recruiting | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

How the government reacts to the document - and the people who signed it - remains to be seen. Pu Zhiqiang, a prominent human-rights attorney in Beijing, says he signed the charter because he supports its emphasis on freedom and democracy. "Not only do I approve these ideas, I believe the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Call for Chinese Democracy | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

At the same time, it's not clear where else China would stash the dollars it earns via its massive trade surplus other than in U.S. Treasuries. Europe's economies are in no better shape than the U.S.'s, and it has again become clear during this crisis that the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paulson in China: The Monster Under the Bed | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

That's something the Chinese increasingly want to avoid. Indeed, as Paulson and his team noted at this week's meetings, Beijing has started to make its trading partners nervous with a recent, relatively small reversal of the slow and steady rise in the RMB's value against the dollar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paulson in China: The Monster Under the Bed | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

Thankfully, China is unlikely to go there. For years, its economic policymaking élites have been sober-minded and effective. U.S. officials privately believe that their Chinese counterparts know there is no going back on the currency. Perhaps the more pressing topic of discussion at the meeting this week was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paulson in China: The Monster Under the Bed | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

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