The discovery over the last few months of tainted or defective products from China — including toothpaste, tires, toys and fish — has prompted United States lawmakers to fault companies for compromising quality in their quest for inexpensive imports and higher profits. Quelle: NYT

Von Elisabeth Rosenthal. Quelle: IHT.

Von Richard Bernstein. Quelle: IHT.

Banks must hit polluters “… if the authorities in China can track loans to see if they were used for speculation, why could they not track them to see if they were used for environmentally damaging purposes too? …” Von James Rose (The Standard).

Von Keith Bradsher. Quelle: IHT.

Anne Seith über HK. Quelle: Spiegel Online.

Chinesische Billigreifen fallen im Test durch (Spiegel Online)

British universities launch Chinese study center “Oxford, Bristol and Manchester Universities Wednesday launched a special research center to boost Chinese studies to ensure British higher education’s competence in the field. The launch of the British Inter-University China Center (BICC) will bring together top specialists in Chinese studies from Britain and other countries, including historians, anthropologists, economists, philosophers as well as experts in politics and international relations …” (Xinhua).

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