I don't know if the NYT editor read this OpEd before publishing it. First, IMO, it's a stretch to say using AliPay demonstrates distrust? How is that that much different from us using credit cards to make online purchases when we are protected from unscrupulous vendors. And how many taxpayers around the world, not just those in China, would like to see a refund of their income taxes if their government doesn't keep its commitments? This article is total rubbish.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/opinion/yu-hua-the-true-cost-of-chinas-fakes.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/opinion/yu-hua-the-true-cost-of-chinas-fakes.html