Well, isn't that pleasant: The safety problems affecting Chinese goods spread from toys to textiles on Monday as New Zealand said it would investigate allegations that imported children's clothes contained dangerous levels of formaldehyde.
"Dad, these pajamas itch!"
"Don't worry son, it's just formaldehyde. It's the stuff we use to kill frogs. But in your case, it'll just make your extremities fall off. The important thing is, we're helping fund Chinese communism and its global aspirations."
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China's market is trying to become American-like, but it doesn't always quite succeed. This story reminds me of a person who speaks the English goodly. A shopping mall in China is promoting itself by inviting passers-by to stand on blocks of ice and eat Popsicles. Nice try, but I don't understand the attraction.
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People are upset about this, but common sense at the airports was ditched as soon as the government decided to pander to PCism and treat everyone the same: Seven-year-old Muslim boy stopped three times on suspicion of being a terrorist.
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If these students were Poles, the jokes would be flying around the drinking establishments: Two Swiss students on holiday in Hungary played frisbee with an object they found on a beach unaware it was a live land mine.
