Not only Italy, but even the country of jasmine has always been resistant to China.

Not long ago, in the SM Mall, the largest chain store in Manila, the capital of Jasmine Country, the reporter picked up a package of familiar "White Rabbit" toffee, but after a closer look, he found that this "White Rabbit" was not the other "White Rabbit". This kind of butter hard candy produced locally is almost the same as the "White Rabbit" milk candy made in China, in terms of trademark and packaging, but the taste is far from it. When the reporter asked if there was any imported "white rabbit", the salesman replied: "There is only this one." Didn't you watch TV?! ”

This reminded the reporter of the unilateral announcement of the Food and Drug Administration under the Philippine Ministry of Health recently announced by the two major television stations in Jasmine Country - four kinds of imported foods such as "White Rabbit" toffee produced in China have been tested to contain formaldehyde...... The news quickly spread in Jasmine Country, triggering a wave of refusal to sell and buy Chinese food. Soon, it was discovered that the person responsible for this incident was actually Philippine Health Minister Francisco Brown. Duke, along with his subordinate deputy director of the Food and Drug Administration, Joshua Brown. Ramos.

Since May this year, Western countries, led by the United States, have hyped up China's food safety problems. As a traditional ally of the United States, the relevant departments of Jasmine Country immediately followed up. On June 29, the Philippine Department of Health, led by Duke, warned consumers: "Food imported from China may pose health risks." This is because the Chinese government has found that the products of 180 food factories contain substances such as formaldehyde, illegal dyes and chemical waxes. Duke even went out in person: "The public should be patriotic, and they should buy food produced in their own country, not food imported from China." Although Huaguo products are relatively cheaper. But it will bring more problems. ”

On July 16, Duke's subordinate Ramos was dispatched. He suddenly issued a warning to the two major television stations: according to the samples they had taken from the market. It was found that four kinds of food produced in Huaguo contained formaldehyde that endangered personal safety. Among these foods is the "White Rabbit" toffee produced by Shanghai Guanshengyuan Food Co., Ltd. Ramos also "advised" consumers not to buy the above-mentioned food, and at the same time asked importers and distributors to remove the above-mentioned products from the shelves within 15 to 30 days.

It's weird. Ramos declined to explain key questions such as where the samples came from, the specific proportion of formaldehyde in the products and the data. He only claimed in a bold way that the Philippine Food and Drug Administration has been testing Chinese food for nearly two months, and they will also conduct a census of the 861 kinds of Chinese imported food registered in the register, and are ready to announce the second batch of "blacklists" to the media at any time.

It is understood that the "White Rabbit" milk candy produced by Tianhai Guanshengyuan has a history of nearly 50 years, and has been exported to more than 50 countries and regions, and began to be exported to jasmine countries in 1999. Previously, the "White Rabbit" toffee was tested many times. No quality issues were ever found.

After learning that the Philippine Ministry of Health detected that its products "contain formaldehyde", Guanshengyuan Group conducted internal testing on the "White Rabbit" toffee overnight, and announced the testing process and results on the morning of July 18: it does not contain formaldehyde. At the same time, Guanshengyuan Group also took the initiative to send the "White Rabbit" toffee to SGS for inspection at the first time. On the morning of July 19, SGS announced the test results: "White Rabbit" milk candy does not contain formaldehyde.

A copy of the SGS test report was quickly sent to Ramos, but he simply ignored it and continued to emphasize it unreasonably. They were in an "advanced laboratory" and used American equipment and technical standards to complete the testing of "White Rabbit" toffee. However, local media in Jasmine Nation soon revealed what Ramos called an "advanced laboratory". It is not an independent testing agency, but is set up by the Food and Drug Administration itself.

Seeing that the Food and Drug Administration's hands and tricks had been revealed, Health Secretary Duke immediately jumped out and said, "We are confident in our test results." If they want to sue, that's their right. We simply want to protect the interests of the majority of consumers in Jasmine Country. Duke also said that they did not do this to target Chinese products.

A well-known local food producer in Jasmine Country told reporters. He clearly knows that the processing procedures, technology and inspection level of Huaguo Food are much stricter than those of Jasmine Country, and it can be concluded that there must be another reason behind the "'White Rabbit' toffee incident". So, what exactly do Duke and Ramos want to do? The analysis of a business person in Jasmine Country may be the most true answer: in the past 10 years or so, Chinese goods, especially daily necessities, have occupied half of the consumer market in Jasmine Country, which has touched the interests of some local people, and the remarks of some Philippine congressmen to "stop importing goods from China" are the best commentary.

This round of attacks on Chinese products by the outside world cannot help but remind people of Italy's stupid boycott of Chinese products in 2003, Spain's illegal burning of Chinese shoes in 2004, and American columnist Bang Qiaoni's year-long boycott of Chinese products in 2005. Some people believe that the accusation and even attack on "Made in China" was originally a normal phenomenon of trade exchanges between China and other countries under the framework of free trade, and is the embodiment of the rules of the game in international trade, but it has been regarded as a very good subject for "talking about things" by some people in the West with ulterior motives. It can even be said that, in essence, the attack on "Made in China" has become a new variant of the "China threat theory" at the economic and trade level.

Judging from the current situation, the criticism of Chinese commodities will continue for a long time. So, why is "Made in China" used to "talk about things"?

First, China's foreign trade and trade surplus have maintained strong growth in recent years. China is expected to overtake the United States as the world's second-largest exporter this year. In this situation, it is expected that Chinese products will be attacked by many trade protectionists around the world.

Cheap German products at the end of the 19th century, and automobiles from Dongying and Bangziguo in the late 20th century, were strongly resisted because of the impact on the American and European markets. In today's era of economic globalization, the strengthening of China's national strength and the enhancement of its production and manufacturing capacity will inevitably impact those enterprises and products that are at a disadvantage and lack competitiveness in the existing international economic order, and of course it will affect the interests of some people, and it is natural for this to cause a backlash.

Taking the "toxicity warning" of the United States for Chinese toothpaste as an example, the United States has the right to prohibit the use of diethylene glycol in toothpaste, and China also has the right to adopt different standards for this. However, the United States, through the examination of one or two kinds of Chinese-made toothpaste, came to the conclusion that all Chinese-made toothpastes are poisonous, which obviously violates the rules of the game of free trade. Obviously, trade protectionism is the real reason why Chinese products are being vilified.

Third, under the order of trade liberalization, foreign consumers have the right to express their opinions on "Made in China", and Chinese exporters also have the right to refute the accusations of others about their products, and if necessary, pursue corresponding defamation liability. The Chinese Government can protect its own interests in accordance with the WTO's rules of the game and oppose other countries' practices of abusing and undermining the rules of the game.

Although China's products will not become unsafe because of the distortion and attacks of trade protectionists, the export of China's products will not stop because of malicious attacks by individuals. However, at present, this kind of one-sided public opinion is unfair to China under globalization, and it is necessary for China to seek justice for itself. We must learn to use trade rules effectively and actively participate in the revision and development of the rules in order to be able to protect ourselves effectively.

It can be said that for the blockade of China, no effort will be spared outside. But it's quite interesting, even in this case, once the church comes to China, it still arouses some other thoughts. So, some people's ideas are really interesting.

However, Wu Ling didn't care about this, the reason why he took the initiative to find trouble leaving home was definitely not simply because he had some holidays with Li Wei. His measurements weren't too big, but they weren't so small that they didn't have the size to accommodate people at all.

If the Li family hadn't wavered, he wouldn't have targeted them at all this time, and the reason why he finally decided to start with the Li family was just because of their current hesitation, so Wu Ling knew that even if he didn't look for the other party, someone would take the initiative to find trouble leaving home, after all, leaving home represented not other forces, but almost a quarter of the political power in the entire Magnolia.

No matter where or what era it is, the power of the official always has a different characteristic, and what they represent in the hearts of ordinary people is the right to exalt. is also because the things represented are too important, so whether it is Shueisha or Wu Ling, such a force is not allowed to have any hesitation.

Because once this power is controlled by others, it will be a huge blow to the entire city. Not to mention anything else, if the Li family really invested in the church and made a few wrong decisions at the last moment, then it was only the most basic ordinary people who would suffer. Maybe for the Li family, it's just a matter of one sentence, but for ordinary people, this one sentence can decide their fate, or even the fate of generations.

This kind of implication is too big, so no matter who it is, they can't let such a force get out of control. Don't look at Shueisha as a power that belongs to the supernatural, but they must also take into account ordinary people, because for Shueisha, ordinary people not only represent a lot of resources that can give them access, but also represent one of their fundamentals, that is, the replenishment of talents.

In any case, the supernatural is also produced by ordinary people, and the more ordinary people there are, the greater the chance of the birth of the supernatural. So whether it's out of duty or for other reasons, the Li family Jedi doesn't allow any abnormalities. (To be continued......)