Salt on our wounds

Nobody here expects true like-mindedness between this country and the West. More often than not, our cultures and ideologies are too divergent to generate identical perceptions.

That is why the Chinese focus on harmony instead of uniformity in international relations. At the core of such a diplomatic philosophy is sensitivity to other's concerns as well as observance of the decencies of the international community.

From the charter of the United Nations to criminal codes of all countries, killing is considered the most heinous crime and, hence met with the severest penalty.