Is the GOP also in charge of "regulations" in China? Sounds like it and the heavy handed push to cancel lawsuits sounds like a Republican dream. It's obvious that the Beijing government could care less about proper oversight so why does anyone want to continue doing business with them? Sure their products are cheap but the health and safety risks are too much. Shame on the Western businesses who continue to shrug their shoulders and act surprised with each new story. We don't need a trading partner like this nor do we need importers who are unable, unwilling and uninterested in providing basic safety to customers who expect more. Again, business can not self-regulate and the Chinese government is an unreliable business partner.
On Monday, the State Council, China’s Cabinet and highest government body, acknowledged the dairy industry was “chaotic” and had suffered from a grave lack of oversight, while pledging to monitor milk products from farm to dinner table.
But the government has also imposed controls on media coverage of the crisis, suggesting it does not want it to become a focal point of public dismay.
At least 14 lawyers from Henan province who have been advising victims’ families were told by officials from the provincial government’s justice department to stop their activities, Chang told the Associated Press in a telephone interview.
“They called me and my boss at my law firm and put pressure on me,” Chang said. “They said that this has become a political issue and that I ought to follow the arrangements set out by the government.”
“If this suggestion is disobeyed, the lawyer and the firm will be dealt with,” Chang quoted the official as saying.
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