Equal opportunity to expose without exasperation

TIME magazine,July 23, 2007 issue INBOX: Rachel Endo, Omaha, Nebraska wrote: Have we selectively forgotten that mad-cow diseased beef and other tainted food products like bagged spinach and peanut butter originated on U.S. soil within the past few years? To pathologize China's industries as corrupt not only reeks of centuries old Yellow Peril rhetoric but also fails to acknowledge the shortcomings of transnational regulations. We must take responsibility for cleaning up our own backyard when demanding that others take care of theirs. My comment: Georgetown University professor Pietra Rivoli thinks that the importing firms should be responsible. I would say: Those who live in glasshouses should not throw stones with boomerang in return. Let us work together to get rid of corruption in the spirit of cooperation and collaboration for mutual benefits. Francis Shieh a.k.a. Xie Shihao. July 14, 2007 at 2.35 p.m.