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09.14.17VW, China Partners to Recall 4.86 Million Vehicles over Takata Airbags
Reuters
Official Chinese estimates show over 20 million cars in China had air bags made by Takata, which have been linked to at least 16 deaths and 180 injuries globally. The air bags have the potential to explode with too much force and spray shrapnel.
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08.15.16Tesla Drops Autopilot Label From Chinese Site after Crash
Financial Times
The move comes only days after receiving complaints over the way it markets the technology to potential owners.
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07.19.16
Killer Knotweed Exposes Dangers of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Amid rising public concerns about side-effects of traditional Chinese medicines, or TCM, following the death of a young woman who died of liver failure last year, a government-backed medical association has started compiling a database of substances...
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01.25.16Frenzy for Foreign Condoms in China
Bloomberg
Chinese consumers are attracted to the “high quality” of Japanese condoms.
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11.27.15Beware of China's Safety Record
New York Times
Chinese people have paid heavily for a flawed system. Now that Chinese-style construction and management are going global, what price is the world prepared to pay?
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05.22.12New Standards for Chinese Paper Cups
China Daily
Most paper cups available on the Chinese market would not meet the new national standard, which comes into effect on June 1, according to industry insiders. The country's first regulation on disposable cups will focus on raw materials,...