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LETTERS, Page 6A DAY IN THE LIFE OF CHINA
Your pages of photographs and text are a genuine tour de force
because they both criticize a regime and arouse deep sympathy and
admiration for the Chinese people (SPECIAL SECTION, Oct. 2).
Francis Genette
Namur, Belgium
To special correspondent Michael Kramer, nothing in China is
positive. The country is "mostly drab and dusty"; the people he
meets are busy ratting on others. Children "seem sullen" and
"stare straight ahead." He makes Chinese culture and customs sound
bad to readers who have no true idea of them.
Yurong Zhang
New York City
I spent ten months near Guilin in China during World War II.
I believe no other place on earth has China's majesty, particularly
the mountains and limestone formations found in the southeastern
part of the country.
Albert T. Willis Jr.
New Bern, N.C.
Your report presented a clear image of life in the shadow of
the People's Republic. Today's China cannot be viewed as a society
that has its roots planted in the traditional Chinese culture.
Beijing's rulers should be aware that the Communist ideology they
have imposed on their people is from the West, even though they
blame the tragedy of Tiananmen Square on Western influence.
Ting Cheng
Mahopac, N.Y.
Rudyard Kipling said, "Oh, East is East, and West is West, and
never the twain shall meet." After seeing the picture of the
Chinese man holding up a puppy he is considering for his dinner,
I think Kipling was right.
William L. Mason
Irondale, Mo.
We Westerners shouldn't be too outraged by dog eating, as our
own meat-centered diet demands the slaughter of millions of animals
every year. While it may be impossible to change the eating habits
of the Chinese, it's relatively easy to modify our own. Give it
some thought.
Scott Kennedy, Outreach Committee
Toronto Vegetarian Association
Toronto
Disgusting to us but not to them. Rest assured, though, that
my own dog got an extra hug and table treat.
Aram H. Azadian
Fresno, Calif.