Something smells unethical

Here's a thought-provoking article to read from the Times.

Chinese Students in U.S. Fight View of Their Home

Particularly for me, a Chinese American.

No matter what China does, these students say, it cannot win in the arena of world opinion. “When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet./ When we tried limiting our numbers, you said it is human rights abuse,” reads a poem posted on the Internet by “a silent, silent Chinese” and cited by some students as an accurate expression of their feelings. “When we were poor, you thought we were dogs./ When we loan you cash, you blame us for your debts./ When we build our industries, you called us polluters./ When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.”

Isn't there something unethical about the accusations and stereotypes we, as Americans, cast on the Chinese and vehemently support the Tibetan effort? (And shame on me for not being more aware of what's going on in Tibet).

Have we who have taken upon us the name of Christ slipped unknowingly into patterns of slander, evil speaking, and bitter stereotyping? Have personal or partisan or business or religious differences been translated into a kind of demonizing of those of different views? Do we pause to understand the seemingly different positions of others and seek, where possible, common ground?

Robert S. Wood of the Seventy, (see the previous post for a link to his talk "Instruments of the Lord's Peace")