Insensible proposal

It is hardly surprising when this country is victimized in the vote-wooing rhetoric of American politicians in the run-up to presidential elections in the United States.

Diverging values and systems, in addition to our increasingly conspicuous presence in the global economy, determine that we as a topic will be touched upon even more frequently in major policy debates on the other side of the Pacific.

Nor is it beyond our expectation that the scandals plaguing Chinese exports over the past year would lend additional ammunition to China-bashers in the pre-election drama.