- Joe Schofield, an American photojournalist
- Frank Hadley, Joe's editor
- Mel Stanwick, a journalist
- Tessa Kendrick, a market analyst
- Zhang Lin, an ESL teacher and Joe's primary contact in China
- Liuli, Zhang Lin's former fiancée, killed during Tiananmen Square protests
- Benny, Zhang Lin's nephew
- Zhang Wei, Zhang Lin's brother, Benny's assistant
- Paul Kramer, in 1989 was the Beijing correspondent for The Herald
- Feng Meihui, a Chinese businesswoman living in New York
- Jennifer Lee, Feng Meihui's daughter
- Maria Dubiecki, a senator
- David Barker, Maria's assistant
- Mary Chang, a Chinese woman living in New York
- Ming Xiaoli, Zhang Lin's neighbour
- Doreen, Frank's assistant
- Michelle, an Asian-American police officer
- Officer Hyte, Michelle's partner
- Herb, an American tourist, married to Barb
- Barb, an American tourist, married to Herb
- Kate, a British reporter at Tiananmen Square
- Deng, a young Chinese businesswoman
- Peter Rourke, an American CEO of a company with an office in Beijing
- Dawn, Peter's secretary
- Judy, a lawyer for Peter's company
- Pengsi, a Chinese man living in New York
- Pengsi's Wife
- Guard
- Nurse
- Woman in Strip Club
- Drug Dealer[6]
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