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From AFP:<\/p>\n

A Chinese province is likely to join a planned libel suit against US giant Mattel<\/a>, accusing the toy maker of harming the region’s reputation, state press said Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The government of Guangdong<\/a> province is considering the suit after Mattel issued a safety recall on more than 21 million Chinese-made toys this summer, but later apologised saying 85 percent of the recall was due to its own design flaws, the China Daily said.<\/p>\n

“The incident has stained the reputation of Chinese toy manufacturers and made a large number of toy factories in Guangdong lose a great deal of money,” it quoted Chen Lipeng, director of the province’s fair trade bureau, as saying. [Full Text]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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