I agree with you. The news story I heard on the radio claimed that the chinese company followed the Mattel design specs.
Um, the story claimed it (i.e., the reporters investigated, researched, and concluded that the Chinese had followed the directions), or, the Chinese claimed that they'd done no wrong?
If the latter, I will ask you to recall the recent problem with poisoned food (pet food, and human food), in which the Chinese adamantly protested their innocence, waxed indignant, and then lo and behold, it turned out that they were indeed lacing the food with toxins, in order to lower their costs (and, IMO, quite likely for other reasons too).
So pardon me if I take Chinese claims of having delivered quality product with a grain or two of salt.