An article in Japan Times describes the current shift of international student destinations from Japan to China and Japan’s efforts to catch up. "In the 1980s, when everybody was studying Japanese, it looked like America’s future was going to be tied to Japan’s economy, but now that’s not the case," says IIE’s Peggy Blumenthal, interviewed for the article. "America’s future is now tied to the Chinese economy, as will the economies of many other countries."