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Mail Call: Quality vs. Cost?(Letters)(Letter to the editor)

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Readers of our July 16 report on Chinese goods had mixed reactions. One said, "Your story's an eye-opener." Another wrote, "China makes high-quality products, too. You get what you pay for."

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Your July 23 article "Ties That Bind" may be read to incorrectly suggest that Sjamsul Nursalim has not fully honored a debt to the Indonesian government agency IBRA. Nursalim has fully repaid IBRA. He entered into a settlement agreement with IBRA, which was represented by financial and legal consultants from five internationally renowned firms. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund gave the Indonesian authorities their ...

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