Cautious public praise for Obama's China visit

• Source: Global Times
• [21:21 November 15 2009]
• Comments

Zhang Xin, co-owner of a factory with about 300 workers in Dongguan, Guangdong Province that produces shoes and bags for export

As a trader, I am most interested in Sino-US economic and trade relations. The recent financial crisis in the US has impacted my business badly.

In previous years, I had an average of nearly $10 million of orders every year, many of which were from the US. But as early as in 2006, things went bad and orders, especially from the US, fell rapidly. To tell the truth, my firm made a loss in recent two years.

But the situation seems to be improving this year, maybe because the US begins to recover. So I hope China and the US can cooperate on economic and trade issues.

I know that some Southeast Asian countries are also mainly exporting labor-intensive products, but I am very confident in "Made in China"products.

My friends brought me some sample products made in other countries, but their quality control cannot compare with ours. I am proud that with the same prices, "Made in China"is always the best.

Moreover, after suffering brought by the financial crisis, the US needs to increase export to recover. China has such a large population and thus it's a huge market. Isn't a growing China good for the US?

In addition, each country has its own advantages and disadvantages. US movies and books impress me with their great respect to freedom and human rights. But it's not absolute, and racial discrimination is still commonly seen in the US.

Thus no one should consider themselves to be morally superior to others. The US should not react negatively to China. I believe that Obama is clever enough to know it.

China is not so powerful yet, but it has great potential.