A Chinese waitress cleans a restaurant window in Beijing on June 18, 2008. In a new twist, Chinese officials who have been getting an earful from the US on how to run their economy are now openly rebuking the US for the world's economic ills -- and even dispensing some advice. From the plummeting US dollar to the US housing market crisis, which have wreaked havoc across the globe, Beijing has been hinting mismanagement on the part of Washington and cautioning about the dangers of keeping markets too open. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON