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2007-07-10 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by tu3031 2007-07-10 11:47|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 The found a scapegoat and they took him out and shot him. Such wonderful people they are. I just love doing business with them because, after all, it is just business.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-07-10 12:12|| 2007-07-10 12:12|| Front Page Top

#2 If we set the bar on taking cash and gifts at $832,000 and had a similar remedy, there'd be a distinct echo in the halls of Congress.

Posted by KBK 2007-07-10 13:47|| 2007-07-10 13:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Remember, this is all window dressing. The incidents that resulted in Zheng's departure off of this mortal coil happened years ago. NONE of this is related to the current spate of tainted goods. You want the real reason for this highly public execution? Here it is:

The government also assured athletes, coaches, officials, and others could count on safe meals at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, and that food would be free of substances that could trigger a positive result in tests for banned performance enhancing drugs.

The Chinese are scared shitless that a continued reputation for nasty, icky, deadly foodstuffs could put a kink in attendance at the Olympics. This is the bottom line and, as usual, it involves money.

Food safety authorities, meanwhile, promised to investigate a newspaper report that more than half of the water coolers in Beijing used counterfeit branded water.
"How do you counterfeit water?"

It can be done but requires special Swiss-built 5 color intaglio printing presses.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-07-10 14:17|| 2007-07-10 14:17|| Front Page Top

#4 They should choose a doctor to head the food and beverage dept. I understand doctors do no harm.
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Posted by wxjames 2007-07-10 15:25|| 2007-07-10 15:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh. This is how you counterfeit water...

BEIJING (AP) -- China's food safety monitor promised Tuesday to investigate a report that more than half of the water coolers in Beijing use counterfeit branded water. The water is either tap water or purified water from small suppliers put into the water jugs and sealed with bogus quality standard marks, the Beijing Times newspaper said in a lengthy report Monday.

The newspaper said Tuesday local officials shut down a Beijing bottled water distributing station and seized safety seals and labels bearing the names of local brands.

Beijing's tap water is generally not safe to drink because of the city's aging pipes; boiling water leaves a white powdery residue inside pots and kettles.Signs in luxury hotels in the capital tell guests that water has been treated and is safe to drink, but most Chinese consider it unsafe and do not drink it themselves.

But it's okay for you to drink it, whitey...

Posted by tu3031 2007-07-10 15:55|| 2007-07-10 15:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Corruption has ALWAYS been China's Achilles heel. It still is.

Posted by Mac 2007-07-10 22:09|| 2007-07-10 22:09|| Front Page Top

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