Zhu Rongji's Year of Living
Dangerously
Although he thrives in times of crisis,
China's no-nonsense Premier faces two
of his toughest challenges: keeping the
economy afloat and mending ties with
the U.S.
By Terry McCarthy
APRIL 12, 1999
TIME ASIA: Bending to Beijing
Compromising its judiciary, Hong Kong risks becoming just another Chinese city
By Sin-Ming Shaw
MARCH 15, 1999
TIME: My Dinner with Jiang
China's leader shares his hopes with Time Inc.'s editor-in-chief
By Norman Pearlstine
FEBRUARY 22, 1999
TIME ASIA: China's Rage
A string of mysterious bomb blasts punctuates a growing restiveness all across the country, fulfilling the worst fears of officials trying to keep a lid on dissent
By Nisid Hajari
FEBRUARY 15, 1999
TIME Asia: China's Elections
Eyewitness: An Experiment in Voting, If Not Democracy
By Jaime A. Florcruz
JANUARY 25, 1999
TIME: China's Missing Pieces
Cowed by Asia's economic meltdown and corruption, Beijing's leaders slow their ambitious reforms
By Terry McCarthy
OCTOBER 26, 1998
TIME: The Pulse of China
As unstoppable as the flow of the Yangtze, currents of change sweep through a nation determined to succeed in the eyes of the world
By Terry McCarthy
JUNE 29, 1998
TIME: Can This Man Fix China?
Premier-designate Zhu Rongji is abrasive, demanding and by all
accounts the best man to steer his country through Asia's financial
crisis
By Michael S. Serrill
MARCH 16, 1998
