As China joins the world, it learns by scandal

It seems like a lot of bad things are coming out of China nowadays, whether it's some new super-flu, counterfeit drug, tainted pet food or air pollution that reaches our West Coast. You may be wondering whether it was such a good thing for China to rapidly embrace globalization if all its negative "externalities" start becoming America's internalized problems.

The best crises are the ones you hear about, because that means the international press got a hold of them. That's important for several reasons.

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Update: Tom sends in this relevant article:

ARTICLE: 'Tainted Chinese Imports Common: In Four Months, FDA Refused 298 Shipments,' By Rick Weiss, Washington Post, May 20, 2007; Page A01