To whom it may concern,
I am writing a response to the article online by New Zealand Herald with the title "Never trust the Chinese: Ex-fonterra head".
Firstly, I have an issue with the title regarding never trust the chinese. This implies that no chinese person is to be trusted, which quite truthfully quite angers me and I think that this is a racist remark. While Sir Henry Van der Heyden might be intitled to his own opinion regarding his own experiences dealing with chinese businesses, I don't believe using such a title is appropriate.
Secondly yes, China is corrupt. I myself as a chinese person admit this freely. However it doesn't mean that every chinese person is corrupt. Corruption occurs in every country throughout the world to some extent or another, and I don't believe New Zealand itself is an exception to this. However, what the title implies here, in this situation is that every chinese person is untrustworthy. That every chinese person out here is to cheat you. This is most certainly untrue. Like in any culture, there will be good and bad people.
It is fine for Sir Van der Heyden to have his own opinion, everyone has those. However I honestly don't believe that having "Don't trust the Chinese" as a title for an article is appropriate. It is both a stereotypical and a racist remark. I hope you can adjust it to make it more appropriate.
Kind regards, |