Letters

Even friends can say 'no'

I am an American and I love my country but I also have great affection for China, where I used to teach English in the 1980s and where I was always treated well by the people. Because of my feeling for the Chinese people I hope they and their government are cautious as well as cooperative at the discussions with the West on the yuan revaluation issue.

Washington may argue that Beijing enjoys an "unfair" trade advantage because of an undervalued yuan, but "unfairness", it seems, is like beauty: It's in the eye of the beholder.