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posted by takyon on Saturday May 13 2017, @08:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the General-Tso's-or-kung-pao? dept.

The South China Morning Post reports that China and the United States have agreed on an arrangement for trade between the two countries to be liberalised.

US credit rating services, electronic payment services and bond underwriting business are now all allowed in Chinese market.

[...] Under this agreement, China will accept beef from the US into the Chinese market, effectively ending the 14-year ban on American beef after an outbreak of mad-cow disease in [the] US in 2003.

Reciprocally, [the] US will allow Chinese cooked chicken to [be sold] in the American market.

The deal also provides for Chinese banks to operate in the United States, and for liquefied natural gas from the United States to be sold in China.


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  • (Score: 2) by Snotnose on Sunday May 14 2017, @12:46AM (5 children)

    by Snotnose (1623) on Sunday May 14 2017, @12:46AM (#509303)

    Some 10 years ago it was cat food that would kill your cat due to cheap filler. Various other things since. Yeah, I understand the Chinese government will shoot you in the back of the head and bill your family the $0.10 it cost for the bullet. But still. I'm not seeing me buying anything edible labeled "made in China".

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 14 2017, @01:19AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 14 2017, @01:19AM (#509310)

    I'm not seeing me buying anything edible labeled "made in China".

    Nothing to worry about there. Once Fuckface von Clownstick gets done gutting the FDA there won't be any labels on anything anymore. You won't have any way to know where your mystery meat came from or even what exactly is in it. Chicken? Maybe. Beef? Maybe. Lead? Probably. Asbestos? Possibly. Carcinogenic chemical with 10 syllables in its name? Shut the fuck up and eat your meat. You ask too many questions.

    • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday May 14 2017, @03:50AM (2 children)

      by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Sunday May 14 2017, @03:50AM (#509336) Journal

      If there's anything that gets me to go vegetarian this may very well be it.

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      • (Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday May 14 2017, @04:19AM (1 child)

        by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Sunday May 14 2017, @04:19AM (#509344) Journal
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        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 14 2017, @04:38AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 14 2017, @04:38AM (#509348)

          That article is one of those that throws a bazillion citations at you, but very few actually back up the article's sensationalistic claims. Some are completely irrelevant (for example, the 1989 paper about volatile compounds from crushed garlic). The cites that do say anything about chinese garlic being 'poisoned' with methyl bromide are just crunchy-granola bloggers. Googling methyl bromide myself and it seems like it has been widely used in the US and the only reason its being phased out here is because its bad for the ozone layer. Toxicity issues do not seem to be any more dangerous than any other common pesticide.

  • (Score: 1) by pen-helm on Sunday May 14 2017, @04:25PM

    by pen-helm (837) on Sunday May 14 2017, @04:25PM (#509508) Homepage

    Here is a New York Times article about numerous disgusting Chinese health violations, including selling rat meat as lamb:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/04/world/asia/rat-meat-sold-as-lamb-in-china-highlights-fears.html [nytimes.com]