Remedy for the soul

Comments on the story "Religions believers thrice the official estimate" (China Daily, February 7, 2007)

We are glad to see that more Chinese people are taking religion as a remedy for the soul.

Being able to maintain a peaceful mind in this fast developing society is what religions teach us.

A passerby

On China Daily website

When people find the great difference between reality and ideas, they tend to turn to religion for help.

Social frustrations and an unhappy life often lead people to seek comfort from religion.

A passerby

On China Daily website

Yuan revaluation

Comment on the report "Steep rise of yuan 'could spark crisis'" (China Daily, February 6, 2007)

I agree with Mr Lin Yifu, a senior economist with the China Center for Economic Research (CCER) at Peking University, that a drastic revaluation of the yuan may suit the interests of international speculators but could trigger a financial crisis in the country.

China has the largest population in the world. Its prosperity and stability are crucial to that of the world community.

The Chinese government should be very careful with the appreciation of renminbi.

China's economic development should not be sacrificed to cater to external pressure.

Wong Kong Sang

Singapore

New year migration

Comment on You Nou's column "How to stem the new year travel tide" (China Daily, February 5, 2007)

The root cause of this migration is actually not due to our tradition alone. Other cultures also have family reunions such as for Thanksgiving and Christmas. And we must be clear in thinking about what the root cause is.

It is due to the fact that we have a huge proportion of migrant workers. There is not enough spread of developed towns and villages where jobs can be found.

In about 50 years, when the western part of China is developed closer to the level of the eastern coastal areas, the hundreds of millions of rural people will only commute to their workplace every day.

It is important to speed up the development of the countryside of our nation, so as to relieve the burden of this huge population migration.

A passerby

On China Daily website

More on traffic

Comment on Liu Shinan's column "Traffic laws need sane enforcement" (China Daily, January 31, 2007)

Being free does not mean to act and behave like you feel like doing.

Frankly it is irresponsible to cross an intersection when you are not supposed to. That is a very ignorant concept.

Soon

On China Daily website

(China Daily 02/08/2007 page11)