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...expected, coming to Harvard has expanded my horizons, or at least stretched them further along the Northeast corridor. I’ve learned to navigate an entirely new and un-grid-like city, adjusted to life without round-the-clock pizza delivery, and come to appreciate the charm of Boston’s brick-laden, cobbled-street neighborhoods. Despite the grudging fondness I’ve developed for Beantown, when senior job panic rolled around, I spent my fall submitting applications, racking up frequent flier miles, and assuming this July would see me safely back in the City, where...
...that any knowledge would be an improvement." Reagan is so supremely confident of his ability to persuade the Soviets of the virtues of the American way that he is not troubling himself to cram for the summit. His aides know, however, that he will need a lot more than charm and amiability when he faces the tough-minded Soviets at the higher-stakes show in Geneva. --By David Beckwith. Reported by Barrett Seaman/Washington
...Esquire's own glossy pages. This fastidious little boomlet in male-fashion authority has been encouraged by Esquire and GQ, which cuts made-to-order features for the yupscale market. The inspiration could in part be a White House incumbent, whose folksy nattiness is a considerable part of his charm, but men's clothing is a thriving business. Anyone who is skeptical about this should consult the Ralph Lauren or Giorgio Armani corporate balance sheets or visit the men's floor of any large department store on a Saturday afternoon...
...well, "our economies are quite complementary, like gears meshing with each other," says Fu, whose mix of charm, steeliness and intensity has made a big impression on locals during her year in Canberra. "China has what Australia needs: a market for its resources and technology. Australia has what China needs. Both sides can see the opportunities and want to seize them." Two-way trade has tripled in value since 1998. Despite Australia's growing dependence on China, its share of all the goods going into the People's Republic is a mere 2%. Downer sees no reason...
...focused on China's image," says an Australian bureaucrat. "But their methods have been heavy-handed on Falun Gong - they've given them far too much attention." On Taiwan, says another official, the Chinese have been emphatic in public and assiduous in working the back channels. If anything, the charm offensive has worked so well that usually robust Australians - afraid to give offense or spoil a business venture - often seem unduly sensitive about Chinese feelings. In numerous interviews for this story, participants new to China prefaced their remarks by saying, "I don't want to offend the Chinese...