China Seeks To Reassure Foreign Consumers Through Carefully Managed Photo-Ops - ENN

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TIANJIN, China - China went on a charm offensive on Wednesday to convince a skeptical world its products are safe, as a new poll in the United States found 78 percent of Americans were worried about the safety of Chinese goods.

The State Council, or cabinet, took a group of reporters on a carefully choreographed visit to sparkling pharmaceutical plants in Beijing's neighboring city of Tianjin, led by smiling, relaxed officials unusually happy to answer questions.

The reputation of the made-in-China label has taken a battering, following several scandals involving tainted medicine and toothpaste as well as massive recalls of lead-contaminated Mattel toys in the United States. After initially being slow to publicly acknowledge the problem, the Chinese government has finally kicked its considerable propaganda machine into operation.

"We hope that by inviting the foreign media here, you can use your own hands, mouths and eyes to represent what's really going on," said Yan Jiangying, deputy head of the State Food and Drug Administration's policy and regulations department. "So you can spread the message that you can believe in made-in-China. That's what we want," she told Reuters after a tour of a GlaxoSmithKline factory that exports to Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia.

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[emilyg]

1. Don't buy this crap.

[tom_paine]

2. Just like Bushies! They ARE SOOOO alike, Bushies and Chinese Commies.

It makes me sick.

We are the Chinese, or will soon be. I seriously doubt they will ever get to enjoy freedom as America enjoyed it, pre-Bushler.

Will anyone?

[AlecBGreen]

3. They ARE SOOOO alike, Bushies and Chinese Commies

Here's the difference: the Chinese are quite open about their use of propaganda and everyone in that country knows it. Of COURSE its a total whitewash. Over here, though, Bush et al. go on pretending that their propaganda is anything but, even when they get caught with their pants down. Remember them paying journalists to publish fake news reports? Jeff Gannon lobbing softball questions? The list goes on and on.