China Choking On Its Own Tainted Goods

Asia Times Online ^ | October 10, 2007 | By Wu Zhong, China Editor

[JACKRUSSELL]

(HONG KONG) - ...... China has generally taken more care with the quality of its exports, if for no other reason than to "save face" for the country in the world's eyes. Under Mao Zedong, China ensured that the goods it exported or donated to allied countries, were the best quality. In fact, during the brief, bloody Sino-Vietnamese border war of 1979, many People's Liberation Army soldiers were reportedly very upset after they found that Chinese-made weapons used by the Vietnamese against them were better than their own......

...... But this mentality also trickles down to the level where Chinese consumers are now literally eating the tainted fruits and ingesting the fake medicines of their own slipshod labors. No greater example can be found than during the traditional Chinese "golden week" holidays (Lunar Chinese New Year), May 1 Labor Day, and October 1 National Day - when fake foods and liquor abound on the Chinese market.

According to Chutian Metropolis Daily, authorities in Enshi city in the central province of Hebei launched a check on the local liquor and wine markets on the eve of the National Day holiday. They found half of the of brand-name Chinese baijiu (white liquor) such as Maotai or Wuliangye on sale in the city were fakes. More astonishing, 90% of the so-called imported brandy, whisky and wine served in entertainment venues and restaurants surveyed were counterfeit. And in Dongguan, a boom city in the southern province of Guangdong, authorities recently smashed a backyard beer brewry that was producing fake brand-name hooch using chemicals harmful to humans.

Some Chinese commentators have pointed out also that the problem isn't just greedy consumers and quick-buck artists - it's also often rooted in the collusion between government officials and entrepreneurs......

[JACKRUSSELL]

”Made in China” Ping.

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[doc1019]

Not being an expert on paint by any stretch … wouldn’t it be cheaper for the Chinese to paint things with lead free paint (lead cost money)? What is the advantage in including lead in their paint? Durability perhaps?

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. Very interesting.

Truth, freedom, life.

BUMP.

[gridlock]

Except for that whole chronic disease and lingering death thing, lead is a great material for paint. It is soluable, and dries like a nice pliable metal. The paint chalks off little by little revealing a constantly renewed surface coat, so it looks great for years.

Wonderful stuff, except for the fact that it can kill you and turn your children into idiots.

[tired1]

my Chinese friends in Hong Kong and Canton Province are very wary of the foods and medicines that they purchase, they go to great lengths to obtain quality.

[doc1019]

Thank you for the information. Always wondered.

[Nervous Tick]

Wonderful stuff, except for the fact that it can kill you and turn your children into idiots.

Thanks for the insight!

[river rat]

In one of Shenzen China’s finest hotels, used mostly by foreigners — one of the few offerings that wasn’t counterfeit, fake, diluted or falsely advertised was the women...

This is from observation by a skilled professional observer, not indulging.
Okay?

Also, we would NOT eat at the hotel..
We followed our Japanese business partners advice and only ate food imported and prepared by Japanese staff at their manufacturing facility.... This was in the same cafeteria the Japanese provided for their Chinese manufacturing staff..

We followed this procedure until returning to Hong Kong, where some of the best restaurants in the world can be found..

[ChildOfThe60s]

My daughter was in Beijing 6 years ago. She says that the pollution is almost beyond belief. The air looks like San Francisco fog, only it’s NOT fog. Yuck.

[freekitty]

Mexico is the same and it has been the same for over 50 years. I remember being there as a child and pretty much ate oatmeal the whole time I was there; since I was served raw chicken once.

Their smog is terrible and their water too.

[NonValueAdded]

China should dust off the old Schlitz case study we reviewed in a business class. Classic example of trashing a brand.

[Last Dakotan]

And in Dongguan, a boom city in the southern province of Guangdong, authorities recently smashed a backyard beer brewry that was producing fake brand-name hooch using chemicals harmful to humans.

Wonder what that could be?

[Last Dakotan]

...one of the few offerings that wasn’t counterfeit, fake, diluted or falsely advertised was the women..

When I want counterfeit, fake, diluted or falsely advertised women, I'll stick to the good ole US of A.

[2nd Ammendment]

Well, you gotta figure a commie government that arms it’s own citizens wouldn’t want to give them good weapons. They’d end up looking down the barrels. :)

[knews_hound]

I can only imagine what these "Brewers" were putting in their beer but it is yet another reason to Home Brew!!!

They probably put fruit in it, I don't call that beer either /s

Cheers,

knewshound

Brew your own

[Cacique]

btt

[BIGLOOK]

In ‘70, on R&R, even BCC Hong Kong was full of counterfeits. We could buy an Encylopedia Brittanica at the China Fleet Club for a hundred bucks.......but couldn't keep it. Customs would confiscate it before it arrived back home.

China has a long history of ignoring copyrights and trademarks and it's gotten worse now that they have imported technology giving them the ability to cheat on higher ticket items.

one of the few offerings that wasn't’t counterfeit, fake, diluted or falsely advertised was the women...

My observation too.

[knews_hound]

You might get a kick out of this...

https://www.jackrussellbrewing.com/categoryNavigationDocument.hg?categoryId=2

[JACKRUSSELL]

Thanks. I’ll order some shirts for Christmas gifts.