Petteri Tuohinen on Chinese lessons in harmony

Writing in the daily Helsingin Sanomat, Petteri Tuohinen, the paper's correspondent in Beijing, criticises China's deafness to criticism and condemns the West's unjustified tolerance towards the country: "China is trying to teach the world what the Chinese have already taken to heart: that the country's Communist Party and its leadership should not be called into question. Unfortunately Western countries accept this all too frequently. They don't want to endanger trade relations by pointing to human rights abuses. China is pursuing a false policy. Other countries naturally have the right to criticise China for what they consider deserves criticism. For example it is difficult to imagine not being able to criticise the US for its belligerent foreign policy. China, however, appears to prefer a world in which states of international importance are above criticism. That's what you call Chinese-style harmony."

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