China Takes Aim at U.S. on Quality Control – Nicholas Zamiska

China fights back after latest US’s bashing of “made in China.” From the Wall Street Journal:

The Chinese government, scrambling to counter a storm of criticism over the safety of the nation’s exports, is now taking aim at products sent to China from some of America’s largest companies.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Li Changjiang — China’s most senior quality-control official and head of the government’s 30,000-person inspection service — presented a list of defects and dangers he said have turned up in products shipped by U.S. companies. These include turbines from General Electric Co., ultrasound machines from a U.S. unit of Philips Electronics NV, of the Netherlands, and farm machinery from Deere & Co. Mr. Li pointed to problems ranging from mislabeled pacemakers to engine problems to pesticide-laden apples grown in Washington state to defective homing pigeons, infected with disease. In some cases, the companies involved had previously acknowledged and responded to complaints from China about the items. [Full Text]

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