China, a Land of Fakes...
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Now, China faces new problem...
Fake construction materials may cause RAILWAY CRASH
Fake medicine
Fake handphone batteries
Fake foods
July 10, 2007
WHILE the rest of the world worries about questionable food and consumer products being exported from China, it seems that even domestic industries aren't safe from fakes either.
Fake construction material is jeopardising the safety of China's newest high-speed railway, reported China Economic Times.
An investigation by the newspaper found that large quantities of bogus material had been used in several hundred kilometres of a US$12 billion ($18.3b) high-speed railway between the cities of Wuhan and Guangzhou.
The newspaper said that the scam by unscrupulous suppliers could lead to cracking in the railway's concrete supports, creating a 'great danger' to the railway.
The report, published this week, has triggered an investigation by the Chinese Railways Ministry.
Canada's Globe and Mail reported that the railway's contractors had been tricked into buying large quantities of fake or deficient coal fly ash, a common ingredient in concrete.
BLINDED BY GREED
The newspaper described the suppliers as 'profiteers blinded by greed'.
It published several photos of trucks loaded with fake fly ash and factories where the material is produced.
It said the bogus material was discovered in March by a construction engineer, who noticed a blockage in a pipe where concrete was being poured.
Such blockages are uncommon, and he suspected it was caused by phony fly ash.
The fake material looks identical to the genuine material, and only laboratory testing can tell them apart.
The high-speed railway, designed to carry trains at speeds up to 350kmh between two of China's biggest cities, is currently under construction.
It has also been described as the longest and most technologically advanced high-speed railway in China, and it has been praised lavishly by the Chinese news media.
The report is the latest revelation in the widening scandal over shoddy and hazardous goods in China. The issue has emerged as a global concern, with many countries, including Canada, increasingly worried by the dangers of food and other products from China.
Almost 20 per cent of goods made in China for domestic consumption have failed China's own standards for safety or quality in the first half of this year, a government agency reported this week.
The tests focused on food products, fertilisers, farm machinery and common consumer goods.
SHUT DOWN
China has also announced that 180 food factories have been shut down in recent months because their products were contaminated with illegal materials such as formaldehyde, industrial dyes and paraffin wax.
Fake handphone batteries are another lethal danger.
This week, the Chinese media revealed that a number of counterfeit batteries have exploded in safety tests, killing a man was killed in western China last month.
Faced with mounting evidence of hazardous goods, the Chinese authorities have reacted ambivalently. They have announced crackdowns and safety campaigns.
But they have attacked the foreign news coverage of the hazardous products. 'I think it would be better if the media would stop playing up this issue,' Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said this week.
Last week, Chinese censors went through every issue of Time magazine sold in China to tear out and destroy the first two pages of an article headlined 'The Growing Dangers of the China Trade'.
In response, China Daily has accused 'foreign protectionists' of using safety issues to discriminate against Chinese products.
It said in an editorial this week: 'Any bias against products with a 'made in China' tag does injustice to Chinese exports' overall good quality.' -
many chinese manufacturers lack scruples and i avoid anything that comes from there, including old time favorite luncheon meat....this idiots taint food with cancer causing agents just to make a fast buck...watch out for their tin can cars too...i would give them a decade or two to get their act together...the japs did it, the koreans have done it and so will the they.....but till then...buy at your own risk........
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There's no need to argue this one...
It's earned the title of Land of the Rising Fake-sun... -
it needs education. Its not about making money at all cost of human lives!!!
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They even sabotage their own country. Great.
The good traits that are portrayed and taught are now called classics.
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Fake consumables is the big problem, like fake baby's milk, and medicines.
Also critical spare parts, for air crafts, and trains, and other vehicles.
But for fashion accessories, they could easily not use established brand names and create their own brand name.
Instead of manufacturing a good copy, and labeling the watch, "Rolek" they could safely market it as "Kum Loong" or something. It would be a cheap and good China watch. If quality and reliability is there it will sell, more than if its pirated. -
is this what an alleged economic power supposed to be like?
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Land of the rising sun belongs to Japan.Originally posted by ShutterBug:There's no need to argue this one...
It's earned the title of Land of the Rising Fake-sun...
It should be the Land of the rising fake dragon
How ironic. When these people tried to profit from other people, they are actually killing themselves. -
I know... because they were trying pathetically to emulate Japan...Originally posted by mistyblue:Land of the rising sun belongs to Japan.
It should be the Land of the rising fake dragon
How ironic. When these people tried to profit from other people, they are actually killing themselves. -
wow.. so taking the high speed train when its completed would amount to playing a russain roulette?
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don't knock the knock-offs....
i had a wonderful time purchasing fake Columbia jackets and Victorinox bags....
.... just kidding..
yup, they are killing themselves.... i am not sure it this a direct result of the cultural revolution where virtues and moral were thrown out of the window. -
hahahaaaa.. Stop it. Its making me laugh.. Emulate Japan... hahahaa.a....aaOriginally posted by ShutterBug:I know... because they were trying pathetically to emulate Japan...
Sorry.
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Godless communists.Originally posted by Chin Eng:don't knock the knock-offs....
i had a wonderful time purchasing fake Columbia jackets and Victorinox bags....
.... just kidding..
yup, they are killing themselves.... i am not sure it this a direct result of the cultural revolution where virtues and moral were thrown out of the window.
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so what, still lots of stuff made in china...
Originally posted by ShutterBug:
[b]Now, China faces new problem...
Fake construction materials may cause RAILWAY CRASH
Fake medicine
Fake handphone batteries
Fake foods
July 10, 2007
WHILE the rest of the world worries about questionable food and consumer products being exported from China, it seems that even domestic industries aren't safe from fakes either.
Fake construction material is jeopardising the safety of China's newest high-speed railway, reported China Economic Times.
An investigation by the newspaper found that large quantities of bogus material had been used in several hundred kilometres of a US$12 billion ($18.3b) high-speed railway between the cities of Wuhan and Guangzhou.
The newspaper said that the scam by unscrupulous suppliers could lead to cracking in the railway's concrete supports, creating a 'great danger' to the railway.
The report, published this week, has triggered an investigation by the Chinese Railways Ministry.
Canada's Globe and Mail reported that the railway's contractors had been tricked into buying large quantities of fake or deficient coal fly ash, a common ingredient in concrete.
BLINDED BY GREED
The newspaper described the suppliers as 'profiteers blinded by greed'.
It published several photos of trucks loaded with fake fly ash and factories where the material is produced.
It said the bogus material was discovered in March by a construction engineer, who noticed a blockage in a pipe where concrete was being poured.
Such blockages are uncommon, and he suspected it was caused by phony fly ash.
The fake material looks identical to the genuine material, and only laboratory testing can tell them apart.
The high-speed railway, designed to carry trains at speeds up to 350kmh between two of China's biggest cities, is currently under construction.
It has also been described as the longest and most technologically advanced high-speed railway in China, and it has been praised lavishly by the Chinese news media.
The report is the latest revelation in the widening scandal over shoddy and hazardous goods in China. The issue has emerged as a global concern, with many countries, including Canada, increasingly worried by the dangers of food and other products from China.
Almost 20 per cent of goods made in China for domestic consumption have failed China's own standards for safety or quality in the first half of this year, a government agency reported this week.
The tests focused on food products, fertilisers, farm machinery and common consumer goods.
SHUT DOWN
China has also announced that 180 food factories have been shut down in recent months because their products were contaminated with illegal materials such as formaldehyde, industrial dyes and paraffin wax.
Fake handphone batteries are another lethal danger.
This week, the Chinese media revealed that a number of counterfeit batteries have exploded in safety tests, killing a man was killed in western China last month.
Faced with mounting evidence of hazardous goods, the Chinese authorities have reacted ambivalently. They have announced crackdowns and safety campaigns.
But they have attacked the foreign news coverage of the hazardous products. 'I think it would be better if the media would stop playing up this issue,' Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said this week.
Last week, Chinese censors went through every issue of Time magazine sold in China to tear out and destroy the first two pages of an article headlined 'The Growing Dangers of the China Trade'.
In response, China Daily has accused 'foreign protectionists' of using safety issues to discriminate against Chinese products.
It said in an editorial this week: 'Any bias against products with a 'made in China' tag does injustice to Chinese exports' overall good quality.'
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And didnt we invent a lot of things?
Zhong guo ren diu hua ren de lian -
wah.. scary... the people are in danger.
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Last time I remember reading some news.
Some heartless milk powder manufacturers actually manufacture cheap and poisonous milk powder for babies usage!!!
In the end, it was reported at least a dozen babies who drank from these milk powder suffered brain damage. And most likely they will become retarded!
For the sake of money, so many young innocent lives are ruined. -
And there they go screaming murder at the Japanese for visiting their memorial shrine in their own countryOriginally posted by ShutterBug:I know... because they were trying pathetically to emulate Japan...
. How long do they want to hold grudges? And those that making all those noise didn't went through WW2 or weren't even born yet.
Talking about fake goods or 'Made in China' goods I was rather disappointed when I bought a pair of jeans from Mango during the GSS sales. Sure, it was a steal half of the original price but after taking it home I discover it was 'Made in China' wherese another pair which wasn't on sales was 'Made In Morocco'. And seriously when I compare both jeans the one 'Made In China' was below expectation. The workmanship was rather shabby. Threads unravel easily compare to the one that was 'Made In Morocco'. Well, just hope it last
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China goods are cheap but usually of much lower quality.Originally posted by TinySue:And there they go screaming murder at the Japanese for visiting their memorial shrine in their own country . How long do they want to hold grudges? And those that making all those noise didn't went through WW2 or weren't even born yet.
Talking about fake goods or 'Made in China' goods I was rather disappointed when I bought a pair of jeans from Mango during the GSS sales. Sure, it was a steal half of the original price but after taking it home I discover it was 'Made in China' wherese another pair which wasn't on sales was 'Made In Morocco'. And seriously when I compare both jeans the one 'Made In China' was below expectation. The workmanship was rather shabby. Threads unravel easily compare to the one that was 'Made In Morocco'. Well, just hope it last -
The other weeks it was reported that 25 chinese person from NY was caught bringing in Billion dollars worth of fake goods. They were very determine to bring in these goods as they have all kind of network.
Few months back there was a Thread comparing India and China who will be economically better. Although it may seemed that PRC is economically stronger. There was no talking about the notion of money craz in PRC, vs innovation in PRC.
With a population so huge that cut across the Planet, I hope they still have individual that believe in creating n innovating and benefit mankind or else it is such a waste of resources for planet Earth to keep producing Fake, consumed resources, and kill off the seed of innovation to benefit mankind. -
i don't dare to travel to china for the rest of my life anymore
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it got nothing regards to travelling but rather when u open food package read the label.Originally posted by allentyb:i don't dare to travel to china for the rest of my life anymore -
I can imagine that they might cut corners on technical maintenance of their Airlines???Originally posted by Arapahoe:it got nothing regards to travelling but rather when u open food package read the label. -
Hmmm so their people grow out from it....sigh...this is so disappointing
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they already did, Fake Auto BrakeOriginally posted by ShutterBug:I can imagine that they might cut corners on technical maintenance of their Airlines??? Fake viagara (use powder to put into capsule and regular spray blue paint