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The Year of the Pig has brought with it many pig-related problems it seems. Reports have surfaced that Beijing police have raided a village where live pigs were force-fed wastewater to boost their weight ahead of a trip to the slaughterhouse. According to the AP report:
Plastic pipes had been forced down the pigs' throats and villagers had pumped each 100 kilogram pig with 20 kilograms of wastewater... Paperwork found at site showed the pigs were headed for one of the city's top slaughterhouses and stamps on their ears indicated that they had already been through quarantine and inspection, the [Beijing Morning Post] said.
Even with this news and the recent scandal of cats and dogs dying in North America from Chinese pet food, as well as the discovery of diethylene glycol, or DEG, a chemical often found in antifreeze, in toothpaste, guess what Wang Xinpei, a spokesman for the Commerce Ministry, was quoted by AP as saying in another report:
"It can be said that the quality of China's exports ALL are guaranteed." [Emphasis from Shanghaiist]
We suggest that Wang be given some media training before he faces the media the next time. Dude, if you want to sound more convincing, refrain from using the word ALL!
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Wow you guys must be experts in finding any negative shit about China. What is the point of this website? You know some people might just take your word for it because they're too ignorant and naive to see the other side of the picture.
Oh, and you failed to mention the US have a fair share of problems too. Mad-cow diseased beef, tainted food products like bagged spinach and peanut butter! Ring a bell? Guess not.
You americans have nothing better to do and stir stuff up.
But we live in China. Therefore this news, which was reported elsewhere, is relevant for us. If I lived in America right now I would want to know this exact same kind of thing. Actually, I did having read Fast Food Nation when I lived there.
Being informed is one thing, but being constantly bombarded by negative comments by people who don't even live in China is bullshit. I hate people that talk trash about other countries but don't contribute anything to society.
#3, exposing the truth is, except in China it seems where saving face and keeping the truth burried is more important, an excellent way to contribute to society.
Let's hear your long list of things you've done for society.
Maybe #1 and #3 have a point. After all, in China you breathe shit in the air, bathe in shit in your water, wear shit in your clothes after you've washed them and drink shit in your booze (and probably your bottled water too).
China just has a nutty flavor to it.
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