CHINA RETHINKS THE AMERICAN WAY

摘要

As a journalist in China for nearly 15 years, I've had to play a second role as something of a guide to American culture. In the small talk that inevitably follows interviews with government or industry bigwigs, I'm sometimes asked: "How is this done in the States ?" That's because China has often sought to emulate the American economic system. A planned stock exchange was pitched as a "Chinese Nasdaq." A central bank reform was modeled on the U.S. Federal Reserve system. And officials and executives alike boast that their staffers have spent time in the U. S., a badge of honor in China.