Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian is a journalist covering China from Washington. She was previously an assistant editor and contributing reporter at Foreign Policy.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 25: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) attend a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at The White House on September 25, 2015 in Washington, DC. Jinping is in the U.S. on an official state visit to meet with President Obama to discuss a range of issues. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 23: Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a U.S.-China business roundtable, comprised of U.S. and Chinese CEOs on September 23, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. The Paulson Institute, in partnership with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, co-hosted the event. (Photo by Elaine Thompson-Pool/Getty Images)
Refugees coming from Turkey land on the shores of the Greek island Lesbos in an inflatable boat on September 4, 2015. More than 230,000 refugees and migrants have arrived in Greece by sea this year, a huge rise from 17,500 in the same period in 2014, deputy shipping minister Nikos Zois said on September 3. AFP PHOTO / ANGELOS TZORTZINIS (Photo credit should read ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP/Getty Images)
An investor rests on his arm before a screen that shows share prices in a security firm in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province on July 27, 2015. China's benchmark Shanghai stock index slumped 5.22 percent in afternoon trade on July 27, dragged lower by worries over the economy. AFP PHOTO CHINA OUT (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
BEIJING - OCTOBER 02: A Chinese teenager waves a national flag during a rock-and-roll festival to mark Chinese National Day on October 2, 2005 in Beijing, China. Various activities are being held in China to mark the National Day. (Photo by Guang Niu/Getty Images)
CORRECTING BYLINE A woman stands on a ski slope during the New Year's Day holiday at a ski village in Beijing on January 1, 2010. China is expected to grow by about 9.5 percent in 2010, state media quoted a government think tank as saying on December 31, 2009, exceeding forecasts made by outside experts for the new year. AFP PHOTO/ LIU Jin (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama (C) greets his half-sister Auma Obama (L) alongside Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta upon his arrival at Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on July 24, 2015. US President Barack Obama arrived in Kenya late today, his first visit to the country of his father's birth since his election as president. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LA - MAY 22: Taylor Swift performs on stage during "The 1989 World Tour" at LSU Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA on May 22, 2015. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for TAS)
SANGPO, CHINA - JULY 11: Hui Muslim female Imam Yonghua Zheng sits in front of worshippers as she prepares to lead prayer at the women's only Qingzhenshang Mosque on July 11, 2014 in Sangpo, Henan Province, China. As part of a tradition dating back to the late 19th century and unique to China's 10 million Hui Muslims, Zheng is one of hundreds of female Imams leading all female congregations in the women's only mosques of northwest China. Though able to teach and lead prayers for women, they are forbidden from overseeing funeral rituals or washing male corpses before burial. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 12: Adam Levine (L) and James Valentine of Maroon 5 perform onstage during iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2014, hosted by Z100 New York and presented by Goldfish Puffs at Madison Square Garden on December 12, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
