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To: TobagoJack who wrote (45686)	1/24/2009 12:27:42 AM
From: Maurice Winn	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217901

TJ, the toy specification did not include "Shall be made from lead paint" [I guess - though even that is possible]. Given the endemic fraud in China, it seems more a case of avoiding being the one who gets the short straw. They have caught a few scapegoats and will punish them. I imagine the defence of those knowingly including melamine is "Why me? Everyone in China is doing that or similar". The answer is, as our headmaster said 45 years ago, "Thou shalt not get caught". It is not clear that the authorities are as innocent as superficially appears to be the case. Would whistle blowers have received adulation and praise, upsetting the apple cart during the Olympic Games, or would they have found themselves in big trouble and wishing they had kept their heads below the parapets, sticking with the Great Pretence of China? Remember the appreciation shown to SARS whiste blowers!! Prison!! China's buying and selling culture is interesting. It seems to be less about mutuality and more about doing the other person down. Not that they have a monopoly on that. When people can feel the love from their suppliers in China, then Made in China might well rule the world. I doubt the Sanlu babies and parents are feeling much love. Mqurice