Posted on 10/06/2008 6:09:05 AM PDT by John_Galt_USA
The Chinese government plans to introduce a new system requiring foreign firms to disclose secret information about digital household appliances and other products starting from May, sources said Thursday.
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If a company refuses to disclose such information, the Chinese government plans to ban the firm from exporting the product to the Chinese market, as well as bar production and sales in the country, according to the sources.
Critics worry that such a system risks seeing the intellectual property of foreign firms passed onto their Chinese competitors.
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However, this explanation is unlikely to satisfy concerns that disclosed information might be handed from the Chinese government to Chinese companies.
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(Excerpt) Read more at yomiuri.co.jp ...
They have population and not enough food or water.
We have food, water, world-class weaponry, and ALL the lawyers.
Cheers!
I travelled extensively in China. They have plenty to eat. Their water is polluted, but they drink it anyway.
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