主题：【纽时连接】生为两位总统亲戚，死了也值 -- 元亨利

Americans are practical folks. If you don't assert yourself, they won't pay attention to you, no matter how great your culture was. Such has been the case up until very recently for China. Just 10 years back, you rarely read anything about China or Chinese in The good o'le New York Times. Nowadays, however, you flip through the pages on any given day, you'll surely find the word "China" or "Chinese" somewhere in the paper.

And it could be in almost any field. Therefore, it is not surprising that the newspaper wonders aloud:

Where Are China’s Soccer Stars?