China Trade Status
* I heartily concur with Harley Shaiken’s May 16 commentary, “China, Mexico: Same Depressing Tale on Labor Rights.” I was born in China and raised as an atheist and Communist. China is controlled by a handful of hard-liners. All dissent has been quietly silenced. There is no guarantee that China will abide by the rules of the World Trade Organization. Human rights conditions have worsened through the years. Protests against Chinese human rights violations at the U.N. have proven to be futile nine years in a row, because China has veto power. Future protests against China will likewise be futile. These protests are paper tigers without teeth.
Only economic hardship can turn the heads of Communist hard-liners, which has been proven to be true in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
CHRISTOPHER CHUI
Canoga Park
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