| Made in China - What does it mean | | | | the 1970's but there are differences. Rapid |
| Until recently Zheng Xiaou was head of the State | | | | industrialization in China without the proper Deming |
| Food and Drugs Administration for China. He was | | | | type systems in place is leading to quality control |
| arrested in May, and charged with being responsible | | | | problems that are now making headlines on a weekly |
| for the sale of six different medicines manufactured | | | | basis. From pet foods to tainted poisonous |
| in China. These same six medicines were fakes. The | | | | toothpaste, China has problems across the board. |
| sales took place during Zheng's six years as the head | | | | Tires have been manufactured lacking normal safety |
| of the department. | | | | features. Other problems have included milk powder |
| One of the medicines was a gall bladder medication. | | | | being faked. Several babies died as a result of its |
| It contained inappropriate ingredients. It was | | | | consumption. They even used a cancer-causing dye |
| consequently established that several people (five) | | | | for the coloring of egg yolks. |
| died as a result of using the pills. Unlike many other | | | | Coupled with these product safety issues is an |
| countries, a figure like Zheng Xiaou would be | | | | inflexible political system still based on communist |
| arrested, given a trial that would take five years, and | | | | ideology? This cannot continue indefinitely. No |
| then perhaps spend some time in prison. In China he | | | | economic system in history can go through rapid |
| was executed a couple of weeks ago, less than 2 | | | | economic growth and at the same time maintain an |
| months after his arrest. Zheng was convicted of | | | | inflexible political system, not based on the rule of |
| taking over $800,000 in brides from eight different | | | | law. It has never happened before, and it is not going |
| pharmaceutical companies. | | | | to work now. |
| What's Happening Here? | | | | What's News HERE is not News in China!!! |
| China is finding itself in the same position that Japan | | | | The problems taking place in China are not news to |
| was in the 1970's. Back then, Japan was industrializing, | | | | those living in China. These issues have been going on |
| and having massive quality control problems. This | | | | for quite a while, and run much deeper than the |
| went on for years. There was a time that "Made in | | | | executions of a few top officials. Take China's |
| Japan" meant a product that was inexpensive | | | | coalmines as an example. Thousands of Chinese |
| (cheap) with terrible quality. Over a period of 20 | | | | workers die every year in China's mines because of |
| years, the Japanese mastered quality control, thanks | | | | poor safety conditions. There is not a single coalmine |
| to the works of Dr. W. Edwards Deming, the man | | | | in America that would tolerate China's safety |
| who understood quality processes better than any | | | | standards. There is an absence of ethical standards, |
| other American. The Americans didn't listen to him, | | | | promulgated by an insatiable desire to chase dollars, |
| but the Japanese treated him like a God. The rest | | | | with no consideration for the lives of workers. For |
| they say is history. | | | | more on this topic, please visit our website. |
| Now China finds itself in the same position as Japan in | | | | |