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China blasts Obama for suggesting toy import ban
Japan Today ^ | Friday, December 21, 2007 at 06:00 EST

Posted on 12/20/2007 4:15:35 PM PST by DeaconBenjamin

BEIJING — China on Thursday criticized U.S. presidential hopeful Sen Barack Obama for suggesting he would ban Chinese toy imports if elected because of concerns over their safety. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said the overwhelming majority of Chinese toys are safe and he indicated that any suggestion of an important ban is a complete overreaction.

"Imagine if the quality of American products was not 100% up to standard and they had quality problems, could we take that as a reason to totally ban U.S. products? I think this way of doing things is not objective, it's unreasonable and also unfair," he told reporters. Obama was quoted by Reuters as telling a rally Wednesday in New Hampshire that if elected, "I would stop the import of all toys from China."


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: china; obama

1 posted on 12/20/2007 4:15:36 PM PST by DeaconBenjamin
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To: DeaconBenjamin

Now we know who will get the China vote.


2 posted on 12/20/2007 4:16:06 PM PST by Fitzcarraldo
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To: DeaconBenjamin

Don’t worry china: We the peeples are already putting the ban on you!


3 posted on 12/20/2007 4:19:10 PM PST by technomage (Radical Islam makes me want to go to the bathroom and drop a big mohammed!)
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To: Fitzcarraldo
2001: Disgrace Odyssey (flash presentation)


4 posted on 12/20/2007 4:19:43 PM PST by Fitzcarraldo
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To: DeaconBenjamin

>>”Imagine if the quality of American products was not 100% up to standard and they had quality problems, could we take that as a reason to totally ban U.S. products?<<

Didn’t the Japanese ban beef imports over less issues than we have seen with Chinese toys?


5 posted on 12/20/2007 4:20:50 PM PST by gondramB (Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.)
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To: DeaconBenjamin
Think of the good press Duncan Hunter would have gotten if he had used his debate time to call for a ban on ChiComm stuff. Just saying "China is cheating," was not enough. Now Obama looks like the hero of the masses for his stand.

I guess the Commie Chinks are getting worried, they've bought Hillary lock, stock and barrel, and are afraid of not getting their money's worth.

6 posted on 12/20/2007 4:22:53 PM PST by hunter112 (Hillary Clinton - America’s Ex-Wife®)
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To: pissant

This is the type of thing that gets attention.


7 posted on 12/20/2007 4:24:31 PM PST by rmlew (Paul/McKinney in 2008. Dhimmitude forever)
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To: DeaconBenjamin

Ah..Obamas first foreign policy debacle


8 posted on 12/20/2007 4:25:22 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: rmlew

Yes. But its a gimmick. Hunter does not care about the toys. He’s worried about hi tech manufacturing technologies.


9 posted on 12/20/2007 4:26:10 PM PST by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: rmlew

Besides, Hunter has already introduced a House resolution urging Americans to buy American. He just gets about 1/10000th the attention as Obama. LOL


10 posted on 12/20/2007 4:27:12 PM PST by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: pissant

Don’t forget..China is buying up our banks and mortgages. They just bought 10% of one of our largest banks, Morgan Stanley and they already have a grip on Citimortgage. Those are just the two I know of.


11 posted on 12/20/2007 4:31:59 PM PST by Earthdweller (The elite media, buddies of Romney F Kerry and the socialist march to China.)
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To: Earthdweller

I know. The toys aren’t the problem.


12 posted on 12/20/2007 4:33:29 PM PST by pissant (Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
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To: DeaconBenjamin

I thought the Dems were going to patch things up with our allies.


13 posted on 12/20/2007 5:00:34 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: Fitzcarraldo

The Red Chinese thugarchs have always been in the tank for Her Thighness. Her rotten husband allowed them to acquire technology to MIRV their nukes, and the Witch will sell (or just give) them the rest of our military secrets, hence Charlie Hsu and all the suddenly wealthy NY Chinatown dishwahers. All a covert op by the Red Chinese People’s Army. Another reason to crawl over glass to vote against 4 more years of Ahab and Jezebel.


14 posted on 12/20/2007 6:52:11 PM PST by attiladhun2 (Islam is a despotism so vile that it would warm the heart of Orwell's Big Brother)
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To: DeaconBenjamin

Chinese manufacturers should be required to inspect anything they export for safety hazards and penalized for shipping tainted goods.


15 posted on 12/20/2007 6:55:16 PM PST by airborne (Proud to be a conservative! Proud to support Duncan Hunter for President!)
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To: DeaconBenjamin

Anybody read where Morgan Stanley took a 40 Billion dollar loan from an “arm” of the Chinese Govt because of having to write off bad mortgage debt today?


16 posted on 12/20/2007 7:14:38 PM PST by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys--Reagan and Bush)
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