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China Declares War on Tainted Exports

Beijing launches 4-month national campaign

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 24, 2007 9:43 AM CDT

(Newser) – In an effort to counteract the flood of bad publicity about its product-safety system, China will mount a 4-month "war" on tainted exports that focuses on whipping government officials into shape, Reuters reports. The short-term campaign is "a special battle to protect the... Read full story »

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