DYING ROOMS

Sir, Yes Tears got the better of me and I'm sure I wasn't alone

Sir, Yes Tears got the better of me and I'm sure I wasn't alone. As Fan Huijuan put it, I am one of those kind hearted Irish people who was absolutely horrified by Mr Woods's documentary. Fabrication or not, surely as the Ambassador of the People's Republic to China dictated her letter to you, did not words "tieing children to beds" leave a sour taste in her mouth?

It's hard to believe that out of a population of 1.2 billion adequate care staff cannot be found not only to prevent such indignities, but also to provide a happy, safe environment and to administer appropriate medication where necessary to alleviate such appalling suffering. Male or female Jian Xun or Mei Ming thanks to Channel 4, their sobs of desperation haven't, yet again, fallen on deaf ears. Yours, etc., Dublin 14.