? ? / Page 11 Letters and Blogs Updated: 2007-08-15 07:19 Great Beijing ? ? / Page 11 Letters and Blogs Updated: 2007-08-15 07:19 Great Beijing I recently spent eight days in Beijing and I thought it was unique. My favorite site was the Great Wall. I took a lot of taxis and found them to be courteous, and going across town on the No 108 bus was also great. China is an exciting place and the high-school kids I spoke to were full of zest. I wish China every success for the 2008 Olympics. Andy, visiting from the US Via e-mail Stop airport mafia On my first visit to China recently I never felt any fear walking the streets of Beijing at night. Taxi drivers never overcharged me and everyone was very friendly. However, everything changed at the airport. After I arrived there, I found the ATM only converted foreign currency to RMB and the bank counter was closed. Suddenly a person appeared next to me and offered help. Three more people with their hands full of US dollars and renminbi also appeared, saying they could change my money into any currency. I hope the local authorities will take necessary steps immediately to stop such criminal activity. Kursat Cagiltay, Middle East Technical University Via e-mail Debate on inflation Comment on "Consumer price inflation hits 10-year high" (China Daily website, August 14) I don't think the problem is as serious as you say. Although the price of food is rising, it hasn't yet reached a level that we can't afford. What's more, the government will lend a hand to those who are suffering a lot. Rising food prices are a process that sometimes appears to get in the way of economic development. At the same time, we should trust the government. Passer-by On China Daily website Let them go Comment on "40% top Chinese students choose to study abroad" (China Daily, August 13) Let the young people leave for overseas studies if they wish and can afford to do so with help from their families or scholarships. There is no harm in it, as many overseas Chinese contribute to China's development, advancement and gradual enrichment. However, those who do study overseas should look on China as their place of birth and motherland where racial and cultural discriminations are less likely to harm their thoughts. LovingChina A11 On China Daily website Getting the facts Comment on "Suicide suspected in death" (China Daily, August 14) Did China's General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine test the toys to see whether they had dangerous levels of lead or not? We mustn't just accept the words of the US authorities, who might have ulterior motives for bashing Chinese toys. Ny On China Daily website Readers' comments are welcome. Please send mail to Letters to the Editor, China Daily, 15 Huixin Dongjie, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029 China. Send faxes to (86-10) 6491-8377. Send e-mail to opinion@chinadaily.com.cn or letters@chinadaily.com.cn or to the individual columnists. China Daily reserves the right to edit all letters. Thank you. (China Daily 08/15/2007 page11) ? ? China Daily PDF Edition ? 20071123 Extracted From http://www.learnchinese.bj.cn I recently spent eight days in Beijing and I thought it was unique. My favorite site was the Great Wall. I took a lot of taxis and found them to be courteous, and going across town on the No 108 bus was also great. China is an exciting place and the high-school kids I spoke to were full of zest. I wish China every success for the 2008 Olympics. Andy, visiting from the US Via e-mail Stop airport mafia On my first visit to China recently I never felt any fear walking the streets of Beijing at night. Taxi drivers never overcharged me and everyone was very friendly. However, everything changed at the airport. After I arrived there, I found the ATM only converted foreign currency to RMB and the bank counter was closed. Suddenly a person appeared next to me and offered help. Three more people with their hands full of US dollars and renminbi also appeared, saying they could change my money into any currency. I hope the local authorities will take necessary steps immediately to stop such criminal activity. Kursat Cagiltay, Middle East Technical University Via e-mail Debate on inflation Comment on "Consumer price inflation hits 10-year high" (China Daily website, August 14) I don't think the problem is as serious as you say. Although the price of food is rising, it hasn't yet reached a level that we can't afford. What's more, the government will lend a hand to those who are suffering a lot. Rising food prices are a process that sometimes appears to get in the way of economic development. At the same time, we should trust the government. Passer-by On China Daily website Let them go Comment on "40% top Chinese students choose to study abroad" (China Daily, August 13) Let the young people leave for overseas studies if they wish and can afford to do so with help from their families or scholarships. There is no harm in it, as many overseas Chinese contribute to China's development, advancement and gradual enrichment. However, those who do study overseas should look on China as their place of birth and motherland where racial and cultural discriminations are less likely to harm their thoughts. LovingChina A11 On China Daily website Getting the facts Comment on "Suicide suspected in death" (China Daily, August 14) Did China's General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine test the toys to see whether they had dangerous levels of lead or not? We mustn't just accept the words of the US authorities, who might have ulterior motives for bashing Chinese toys. Ny On China Daily website Readers' comments are welcome. Please send mail to Letters to the Editor, China Daily, 15 Huixin Dongjie, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029 China. Send faxes to (86-10) 6491-8377. Send e-mail to opinion@chinadaily.com.cn or letters@chinadaily.com.cn or to the individual columnists. China Daily reserves the right to edit all letters. Thank you. (China Daily 08/15/2007 page11) ? ? China Daily PDF Edition ? 20071123 Extracted From http://www.learnchinese.bj.cn