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CCTV Airs Special Documentary Series-'Believe in Made in China'
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Features the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has begun
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China called "Believe in Made in China."
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A report in The Financial Times from Shanghai said that this series of documentaries was given the
collective title of "Believe in Made in China." It reflects the growing anxiety amongst China's leaders.
Though within China, reports on the scandals have been restricted, a great number of overseas media
have been reporting on faulty Chinese goods. The overseas reports have already begun to have a
political impact inside China.
Facing pressure from the international society, China's Ministry of Commerce recently unified their
account to say that "the products made in China have been slandered." The AQSIQ director Li Changjiang
claimed in the program that products exported from China are being "discriminated against" while the
majority of these products actually met international standards.
On August 23, the State Council Information Office held a press conference. The Assistant Minister Wang
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Chao of the Ministry of Commerce said at the conference that many factors from various countries are
involved in China's manufacturing. If China's production encounters any damage, it will affect countries
around the world.
At the press conference, Vice Commerce Minister Gao Please see our complete
Hucheng criticized the U.S. for violating its own court's
ruling and its custom for 23 years that the U.S. would not listing of articles about
initiate an anti-subsidizing investigation on countries with contaminated Chinese
so-called "non-market economies." imports: Tainted Products
In its recently published white paper titled "China's Food
From China
Quality and Safety," the CCP pointed out that "the overall level of food quality in China is being steadily
enhanced, the situation of food safety is continuously improving," and that "for many years, over 99
percent of China's exported foodstuffs have been up to standard."
The Financial Times quoted Russell Leigh Moses, a Beijing-based academic as saying, "the default
position of government officials is usually either to crackdown or to deny, and that is what these guys
are doing."
An example is that while the Ministry of Commerce is trying hard to deny the products allegations, the
head of the Cabinet-level panel to overseas product quality and food safety, Wu Yi, is leading a four-
month quality campaign across the country.
According to an August 23 Xinhua Internet news report, the Beijing authorities have decided to launch a
four-month product quality and food safety campaign across the country starting immediately.
Wu Yi gave a speech by teleconference discussing the quality campaign. She called it a "special war."
Based on the targets set out in the teleconference, key products for this quality campaign include
agriculture, food processing, catering, drugs, pork, imports and exports, and other products related to
public health.
In addition, various agricultural and sideline products bases, food production and processing factories
and small workshops, catering companies, and drug production trading businesses will be the key targets
for the campaign. The countryside, town junctions, and areas with concentrated food productions will
be the key targeted regions for this campaign.
The recent recall of exports produced in China such as toys, tires, toothpaste and sea food during recent
months has caused the international community to question China's safety protocol and government
inspections.
In China, counterfeit and bootleg products are appearing continuously. Early this year an Internet survey
conducted by the Xinhua News Agency showed that production safety, especially in the food industry,
was becoming a critical issue. Out of 3,000 polled, ninety two percent said they were worried about
food safety and seventy eight percent thought that food safety inspections were not up to standard.
The survey was conducted by a group of consultants at A.T. Kearney. It showed that Chinese consumers
are paying increasing attention to food safety due to more coverage from media reports and rising
standards of living. In the 2005 survey, 73 percent of the participants agreed food safety was "a critical
issue," and the percentage has now risen to 93 percent this year.
An anonymous author posted an article on various Chinese websites saying, "Without exaggeration,
everything that is 'Made in China' never has a very good 'reputation' in both international as well as
domestic markets. For China's state-run enterprises and middle or small non-governmental companies, it
is difficult for foreigners to see clearly. However, the Chinese people are clear that not much
investments have been made each year for science and technology development, quality assurance,
technological maintenance, hygiene supervision, loss prevention, and the efforts to crack down on
counterfeit production."
In China where tainted products are everywhere, the CCTV appears to be saving face by slapping its
own. Internet users in China have been responding with criticism: "Such an empty or pretentious
language it is. Deceive oneself as well as others!" "I won't believe in it even if I am beaten to death!"
"The slogan 'Believe in Made in China' is definitely a product made in China."
On one Internet site, the following was posted: "That is China's biggest tragedy! It is a winner's manner
to face oneself, acknowledge one's product quality and then work energetically to catch up with the
level of the advanced world. But China is not doing this. Who would like to buy poor-quality products?
Would you pay for low-quality goods? Would you like to buy products of inferior quality in the name of
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patriotism? You even utterly detest goods of inferior quality. How would you persuade foreigners to buy
these goods? Don't be like a thief who covers his ears while stealing a bell. To deceive oneself and
others is a sign of weakness."
Another user pointed out, "CCTV! Don't you understand? This show is playing for the Chinese people. Do
you really believe that foreigners watch CCTV? Remember, whatever position the CCTV takes, it's
preparing to cheat the people. Additionally, it cannot keep the people in ignorance under a
dictatorship." "It can't fool foreigners. It is only used to fool the Chinese people, who are second-class
citizens."
Another user accused the CCTV of "its commitment to fooling the people, its mission to glorify the CCP
amidst deception and confusion." One user remarked, "Whoever the CCTV supports should die. Right now
the CCTV is backing products 'Made in China.' And I assume that items 'Made in China' would be nearly
gone. Some are appealing, 'Cherish life, far away from the CCTV.'"
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