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I'm not saying it's automatic. I'm saying it's inevitable. It took decades to get decent safety standards in the USA (one could argue we're still working on it)
by beat 8y ago
I'm not saying it's automatic. I'm saying it's inevitable. It took decades to get decent safety standards in the USA (one could argue we're still working on it). But a government that doesn't do basic things to protect its citizens risks its own legitimacy. And contrary to popular opinion here, the Chinese government has legitimacy, not just brute force. The people trust it to do the right thing most of the time, eventually.
- xbmcuser 8y agoFood safety standards in the west have come up over time and gotten stricter as time goes on. Not just China but most of developing world has a lot of food adulteration going on. I know because I actually am involved in agricultural trade. Most manufacturers have 2 separate product lines for selling to the west/developed countries vs selling locally as the products sold locally would not get past testing in the developed countries.