Jottings from the Granite Studio

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The falling face of "Made in China"

October 8th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I understand the concerns of food safety, poisoned baby formula, unsafe tires, lead in the toys and whatnot, BUT…it’s the little things about shoddy Chinese merchandise that get me most. By way of example: YJ and I recently purchased a few paintings–not an original Picasso to be sure, but not the sort of stuff you [...]

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Tags: Beijing Journal · Life in China