The Spies Who Robbed Me
The Cox report may assert more than it can prove about Beijing's spies, but it may still help stir up the cold war it warns against. For that matter, espionage may be the lesser of two methods China uses to get hold of sensitive U.S. technology. What's the other? Think Big Business
TIME: June 7, 1999

Grin and Bear It
Domestic politics on both sides of the Pacific ensure China's Premier Zhu Rongji won't bring home a bagful of goodies from his first U.S. trip
TIME ASIA: April 19, 1999

Losing Friends
Educated Chinese are increasingly incensed by America's rising antipathy
TIME ASIA: April 12, 1999

Red Star
Zhu Rongji is ready for a cool welcome in the U.S. this week. But if he can't reform China, who can?
TIME: April 4, 1999

CLOSER LOOK | What Do We Want From Beijing?
Premier Zhu Rongji's visit for trade talks focuses U.S. attention on a country that is both a geopolitical rival and a valued business partner
TIME DAILY: MARCH 22, 1999

How Not to Catch a Spy
Clinton's way: first, take years to snare a suspect and beef up security. Then say you did everything right.
TIME: MARCH 22, 1999

My Dinner with Jiang
China's leader shares his hopes with Time Inc.'s editor-in-chief
TIME: FEBRUARY 21, 1999

Wanna Dance?
Warming up for his Washington trip, Zhu Rongji tangoed--and tangled--with Madeleine Albright on tough issues. Can China and the U.S. get in step?
TIME ASIA: MARCH 15, 1999

Did the Summit Matter?
Clinton's nine-day trip through China produced no breakthroughs, but his debate with Jiang and his folksy public relations made them both look good
TIME: JULY 13, 1998

How Bad is China?
Beijing deserves much of the bad rap it gets, but U.S. politics have amplified the confusion over how to deal with a changing nation
TIME: JUNE 29, 1998

Richard Nixon's Long March to Shanghai
Nixon opens the door to the East
TIME: MARCH 6, 1972

Clinton in China
Special coverage of the President's 1998 trip.