The sub-standard Chinese products & scams threaten consumers!

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10534620

The poisoned food scare grows deeper and deeper – many of the World’s major companies who rushed to China to gain bigger profits are now reeling. These companies tended to put profit before people and it has, deservedly, come back to bite them in the backside – BIG time!

Sadly, as is often the case, it is the poor innocents that pay the biggest price!

Here in New Zealand one of our largest companies which normally offers superb products has been implicated by virtue of its major shareholding in a major Chinese company. Now, Fonterra the New Zealand company, is in full-blown damage control after huge financial and market implications.

It is clear they prejudiced their ability to keep standards high in the Chinese product because they were too busy reeling-in the huge financial advantages of involvement in China.

Also now clear is that, lacking the direct control by Fonterra in the day-to-day quality checks, the profligate elements in China implemented a regime that that country has perfected – FAKE!

Now address that to the aggrieved and grievously affected parties after “the horse has bolted”!

China through its attitude, poisons the kids!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/AAMB0/aamsz=760×120/4693592a13.html

Here again we find China at the forefront of a poisoning incidence and the World community has to ask some pretty serious questions at a time when much of the product we use in food, medicines, etc is being sourced from China.

What is very clear is that the propensity of the Chinese to pursue fake, scams and misrepresentation is deeply entrenched and their value systems must be questioned.

China will, no doubt, create an example of the culprits in the poisoned milk saga and probably execute them but that doesn’t solve the underlying problem. As was proved as recently as the Olympic Games China has mastered the act of deception – in that case dissenters were removed from the cities hosting the Games or simply imprisoned. Their sad story was lost in the hype of the Olympics!

China is not alone in producing fake and scams but it is certainly the most dominant and blatant offender.

At a time when many of our reputable companies are using China as a cheap producer of goods we have to be aware that the implications can be far-reaching and significant. In the case of the poisoned milk much of this product has been sent to desperately poor countries already suffering huge problems. The last thing these poor people deserved was feeding their starving children with poisoned milk!

Here in New Zealand one of our biggest companies must now regret allowing the Chinese attitude to taint not only the milk product but also the fine reputation of New Zealand.

New Zealand might well become “the sacrificial lamb”!

China is denying basic human rights & access to the truth!

http://china.hrw.org/olympic_prisoners

http://china.hrw.org/agenda_for_reform

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/29/asia/29dissident.php

As the glitter and pomp is paraded before the World in China the reality is that many, under the Chinese regime, have been denied very basic human rights. The World must not be succoured  by falsehood and facades. Too often we are presented with false packaging wrapped round poor substance. China, right now, is offering just that!

Thankfully, the Internet allows the truth to be told – and that is why China is blocking access to much of its content. This media defies their effort to control beyond its territory and long may this be the case!

We have to be ever vigilant as it is not only China that would favour restricting open use of the Internet – many of the World’s politicians and leaders would love to stop the ability of people to access the truth!