China should fight back

Comment on "WTO ruling on China not justifiable" (China Daily, Feb 6)

It's unfair that Western countries are pressuring China to export more rare earth without easing their own export quotas. It's a pity that even today the international community is controlled by a handful of countries and regions control.

The World Trade Organization is not as fair as people thought it to be, which is a shame. It's a widely known fact in the international market that the United States and the European Union have the strictest export restrictions.

The US has not only imposed strict, wide-ranging restrictions on China, but also is pressuring its allies to follow suit through the Wassenaar Arrangement, according to which all signatories have to restrict their exports of certain technologies.

China should fight back to protect its interests.

Cheer, on China Daily website

HIV not a matter a privacy

Comment on "New rule on HIV disclosure sparks debate" (China Daily, Feb 7)

I think regulation-makers are doing the right thing. Whether or not a person tells others of his/her disease or sufferings is a matter of privacy. But other people have the right to know the truth if a person means to harm them and even put their lives in danger by not revealing the truth.

It is understandable that HIV-positive people find it difficult to reveal their condition. But then such people should make sure their acts do not put their partners and others at risk.

A reader, on China Daily website

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(China Daily 02/09/2012 page9)