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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3077428/netherl

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3077428/netherlands-recalls-600000-face-masks-china-due-low-quality https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3077428/ne... Some claim the masks are deliberately faulty

Analemma_ 7y ago
"Factories are skipping QC and sacrificing quality in favor of volume, and also scammers are trying to cash in on the skyrocketing demand" is way more likely than "China is making deliberately faulty masks". Come on now.
- animalnewbie 7y ago
  You haven't seen the videos maybe? People spitting in masks (in China, purportedly) and doorknobs and elevator (in Europe, purportedly). Not a proof and not directly related but I wouldn't put it past China. It shocks me when they claim they have 0 new corona virus cases. If they're lying about something as basic as this, what else are they lying about.
  - belltaco 7y ago
    There's been multiple people in the US coughing on lettuce, lick produce etc. Does that mean you wouldn't put it past America that masks exported to Canada will be laced with covid?
- perl4ever 7y ago
  It's a meaningless thing to debate. To the extent coercion comes in to play, trust breaks down, so you can never know what's really going on. That's why bullies lose in the long run, but probably so does everyone.
- philliphaydon 7y ago
  Or China rubbing their feet on masks before packing them.
- AnthonyMouse 7y ago
  Negligence is more likely than malice, but the result is the same either way -- what good are masks that don't work?
ceejayoz 7y ago
We're not doing much better. "Alabama county received 5,000 rotted masks from national stockpile": https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/491015-alabama-county-received-5000-rotted-masks-from-national-stockpile https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/491015-alabama-coun...

Analemma_ 7y ago

"Factories are skipping QC and sacrificing quality in favor of volume, and also scammers are trying to cash in on the skyrocketing demand" is way more likely than "China is making deliberately faulty masks". Come on now.

animalnewbie 7y ago
You haven't seen the videos maybe? People spitting in masks (in China, purportedly) and doorknobs and elevator (in Europe, purportedly). Not a proof and not directly related but I wouldn't put it past China. It shocks me when they claim they have 0 new corona virus cases. If they're lying about something as basic as this, what else are they lying about.
- belltaco 7y ago
  There's been multiple people in the US coughing on lettuce, lick produce etc. Does that mean you wouldn't put it past America that masks exported to Canada will be laced with covid?
perl4ever 7y ago
It's a meaningless thing to debate. To the extent coercion comes in to play, trust breaks down, so you can never know what's really going on. That's why bullies lose in the long run, but probably so does everyone.
philliphaydon 7y ago
Or China rubbing their feet on masks before packing them.
AnthonyMouse 7y ago
Negligence is more likely than malice, but the result is the same either way -- what good are masks that don't work?

ceejayoz 7y ago

We're not doing much better. "Alabama county received 5,000 rotted masks from national stockpile": https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/491015-alabama-county-received-5000-rotted-masks-from-national-stockpile https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/491015-alabama-coun...