Letters

Matteo Ricci was Italian

I have fully appreciated last week's edition commentary "Ricci, relevance of tolerance" made by Chen Longxiang and Zhang Guogang.

As well emphasized by the authors, Matteo Ricci's endeavours in Ming Dinasty China offer us a set of values that are still up-to-date in today's globalized world. His first book in Chinese "Dell'Amicizia" (Treatise on Friendship), as correctly stated, truly delivers a message of friendship, tolerance and mutual understanding.