China’s Ambassador – America’s stink about Food and Toy Product Quality is Ridiculous!

I am always surprised when smart people say really stupid things. I guess globalization is not just about producing goods and services around the world. In a speech to explain why the US needed illegal immigration, the US Labor Secretary, Elaine Chao, indicated her disdain for US workers. I guess it must be an Asian thing because Mr. Zhou Wenzhong, Chinese Ambassador to the US, in an interview with Maria Bartiromo of CNBC, said, [paraphrased] American’s obsession with product and food safety is ridiculous.

China has no concerns for the health and welfare of its own citizens. I am not amazed that they have no concern for our concepts of product safety. I am amazed that he said it. This reminds me of the Japanese Minister talking about how bad Americans were back in the 80s just before Americans stopped buying Japanese products and Japan’s economy went into a 30 years period of stagnation.

I guess this is why we praise the CEO of Mattel for coming to congress and telling politicians how they had no clue and would do a better job in the future.

To take this to some positive action we can peel off the spin. US corporations have knowingly moved production facilities to places where they can produce goods and services without US regulation. Current legislation also isolates them from litigation since they have become no more than a marketing arm. If a US citizen is harmed they must sue in a foreign country. In reality the company that puts the product into the US should be held accountable. This means Mattel, Disney and others.

I do not know if there are any US toy makers left but purchasing products produced in third world countries without US style regulations places you and your family at risk. Even the simplest of things seem to have problems. There are people who suffer unexplainable rashes with socks while tires fly apart while you are driving down the expressway. Pet food is poisoned and toothpaste is laced with antifreeze.

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