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Ever since softball had first been introduced into the Olympics in 1996, the US had won three of the first four gold medals, leading many to believe that a sport so dominated by one country had no place in an international competition. This logic represents a flaw in the management...

Author: By Marcel E. Moran | Title: Whose Olympics Is It Anyway? | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

Barack Obama is not the only one with a China-size headache. Leaders in Europe have also tangled with Beijing recently on everything from trade to climate change to Iran. But perhaps the thorniest issue between Europe and China is the arms embargo that's been in place ever since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Europe Lift Its Arms Embargo on China? | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

China's relative strength has attracted considerable attention. From Washington to Tokyo to Davos, global business leaders are hailing China's resilience and calling on Beijing to take a greater role in governing the global economy. Its model of state-driven capitalism, having weathered the storm, has won widespread praise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S.-China Friction: Why Neither Side Can Afford a Split | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

In short, China is brimming with confidence, and in recent weeks that self-confidence has turned into arrogance, with scorn for the U.S. There is a long legacy of Chinese distrust of the West. Today, Chinese nationalists cannot explicitly criticize Beijing, but they can indirectly attack the government by challenging...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S.-China Friction: Why Neither Side Can Afford a Split | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

The U.S., meanwhile, has been a source of billions of dollars in direct investment in China, from thousands of American companies big and small. While it's true that China doesn't need any one of these companies as much as each one needs China, China needs all of them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S.-China Friction: Why Neither Side Can Afford a Split | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

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