I lived in China for more than twenty years and I know first-hand how wonderful the people of China are. They are caring, hospitable, and loyal.  I visited Chinese families in the countryside, where more than 70% of the population live. Now instead of having only one pair of winter boots for the entire family, everyone has their own pair. Thanks to the brilliance of Deng Xiao Ping who opened up the Middle Kingdom. I often walked through the streets of large cities and often those sitting on small stools on the pavement would invite me to sit and have tea with them.    Always eager to engage the Chinese, I found that after a few minutes, no matter who had invited me, I always felt as though we were old friends who hadn’t seen each other for a very long time. It was like that throughout my twenty years in the Middle Kingdom.    Canadians should be proud of lifting 500,000,000 by purchasing things made in China. Hundreds of thousands of tourists have visited China since I first went there