2009年12月16日,美国《时代》周刊年度人物揭晓。几名来自中国深圳市的女工作为“中国工人”的代表群体,登上了美国《时代》年度人物亚军的位置。此时,一场席卷全球的金融风暴刚刚开始平息。在引发这场风暴并处在这场风暴中心的美国媒体人眼里,“中国工人”是经济恢复活力的“复苏功臣”。《时代》周刊年度人物的评选,是这家刊物自1927年开始每个年度都要进行的活动。这样的评选在2009年前的82年时间段内,榜上有名的中国人是诸如两度 December 16, 2009, the United States, “Time” magazine released the annual figures. Several female workers from Shenzhen, China, represented the “Chinese workers” group and took the place of the runner-up of the “Age” of the United States in the first place. At this time, a global financial crisis has just begun to subside. In the eyes of the American media who sparked the storm and are at the center of the storm, “Chinese workers” are economically revitalized “recovery workers.” The selection of the annual figures of Time magazine is the annual event to be held in this publication since 1927. Such selection in the 82 years before 2009 period, the list of Chinese is such as twice