Ambassadors can be sure of further opening-up

THE US, Canadian, German and Japanese ambassadors to China reportedly wrote to the country's Minister of Public Security on Jan 27 to voice unease about three new or planned laws, including the Anti-Terrorism Law, which they described as "vague", saying it could create "a climate of uncertainty among investors". Hans Dietmar Schweisgut, ambassador of the European Union Delegation to China, sent a letter expressing similar concerns a day later. China has every reason to protect its legitimate interests while integrating into the global economic order, said Global Times on Wednesday.

Some foreign media outlet's recent revelation of letters written to China's security authorities over a month ago seems well-orchestrated, as the country's sessions of the National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference will convene this week.

It is rather rare for foreign ambassadors in Beijing to make such a coordinated move, which may attract more attention prior to the most important annual political events in the country.