Weekend Long Read: China Loses Some of Its Brightest Stars

Editor’s note: A number of Chinese intellectuals, former officials, business leaders and prominent academics have died in recent weeks. Their life stories parallel and reflect the momentous and rapid changes that China underwent in the last century. Here’s a look at the lives of three — the father of China’s rocket program, the engineer who set the nation’s time and a central banker who contributed to the opening of the financial system.