LETTERS

摘要

In answer to your article 'No place for a space race' (Online leader, 1 October) China does not seem to let the cost factor influence what it does.The country's mixture of socialism with a sprinkling of capitalism seems to complement its society. This is a lesson I believe the West must learn, which may be happening now with the nationalisation of financial institutions. Your leader 'Follow the French' (Comment, September 29) implied we have technical lessons to learn from EDF nuclear. In fact, we invented steam power, we introduced the steam turbine and the first nuclear power station.