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It's well known that china has lax safety and quality standards. See for one of many examples the adulterated pet food from china or the milk scandal where chi

by x0x0 11y ago

It's well known that china has lax safety and quality standards. See for one of many examples the adulterated pet food from china or the milk scandal where china poisoned 300,000 infants [1]. To this day, China's own citizens import milk for their children if they can [2]. Or chinese drywall [3]. It's merely prudent to safety test food and materials imported from China. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal [2] http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-11-16/china-turns-to-the-u-dot-s-dot-and-australia-to-import-safer-milk http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-11-16/china-turns-... [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_drywall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_drywall

prewett 11y ago
China also has had a bunch of spectacular construction failures. My favorite is the Shanghai bridge made out of styrofoam and garbage [1], but there are other, less spectacular examples: [2]. The schools in Sichuan are notable for poor construction, as many schools feel down but adjacent buildings did not. [3] Apparently one builder would tap the cement on inspection, and if it didn't ring right, he would make the contractor redo it. They didn't like him much, but his schools stayed up. Can't find the article, though. Apparently the rebuilding isn't any better [4]. I wouldn't even consider using Chinese construction material. [1] http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/02/05/shanghai-wonderbridge-trash-collapses/ http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/02/05/shanghai-wonderbridg... [2] http://world.time.com/2012/08/27/bridge-collapse-in-china-raises-questions-about-safety-of-countrys-road-construction-boom/ http://world.time.com/2012/08/27/bridge-collapse-in-china-ra... [3] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/world/asia/25schools.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/world/asia/25schools.html?... [4] http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2013/05/14/183635289/Five-Years-After-A-Quake-Chinese-Cite-Shoddy-Reconstruction http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2013/05/14/183635289/F...
__z 11y ago
Don't forget that lead paint keeps ending up in the toys made in China.

by x0x0 11y ago

prewett 11y ago

China also has had a bunch of spectacular construction failures. My favorite is the Shanghai bridge made out of styrofoam and garbage [1], but there are other, less spectacular examples: [2]. The schools in Sichuan are notable for poor construction, as many schools feel down but adjacent buildings did not. [3] Apparently one builder would tap the cement on inspection, and if it didn't ring right, he would make the contractor redo it. They didn't like him much, but his schools stayed up. Can't find the article, though. Apparently the rebuilding isn't any better [4]. I wouldn't even consider using Chinese construction material. [1] http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/02/05/shanghai-wonderbridge-trash-collapses/ http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/02/05/shanghai-wonderbridg... [2] http://world.time.com/2012/08/27/bridge-collapse-in-china-raises-questions-about-safety-of-countrys-road-construction-boom/ http://world.time.com/2012/08/27/bridge-collapse-in-china-ra... [3] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/world/asia/25schools.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/world/asia/25schools.html?... [4] http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2013/05/14/183635289/Five-Years-After-A-Quake-Chinese-Cite-Shoddy-Reconstruction http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2013/05/14/183635289/F...

__z 11y ago

Don't forget that lead paint keeps ending up in the toys made in China.