As China milk scandal grows, leadership escapes blame

[underpants]

Source: AP

4 hours ago

BEIJING (AFP) — As China's tainted milk scandal rumbled on Wednesday, there were few signs people were willing to blame the nation's top leadership despite evidence the health risks were covered up for months.

Whether because of traditional deference to Beijing or clever state media management, public anger was directed more at second- and third-tier officials at the local level.

China has said 53,000 children have been sickened by milk contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine, which is normally used to make plastics.

It has led to four deaths so far and prompted a host of nations to ban, or at least scrutinise, Chinese dairy imports, further tarnishing the reputation of the "Made in China" label.

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[WriteDown]

1. yawn...

is this really a surprise?

[sarge43]

2. Oh my God, leadership escapes blame?

When has that ever happened before!?

Yeah :sarcasm:

[MadinMo]

3. Boy that sounds eerily familiar!

[lapfog_1]

4. China will, however, take the CEO and possibly some other

executives of the company responsible... and execute them.

[Castleman]

5. This is why it's hard, but Made In USA

is still your best choice!
"Hey honey, I needed to buy a "NoBama" hat so I spent ten bucks on that, but I got the milk for the kids real cheap, it's made in China, but I really needed the hat..."
Wait til this cheap-ass shit starts killing American people by the thousands....