China Food Product Alert - Sunkist Fruit Gummies sold Via Dollar Tree Stores

You’re still slinging the bull that MS is acting fairly by giving China, Inc. full access to its source code, and not giving the same access to American companies.

Ridiculous, I've said clearly and repeatedly I don't support Microsoft giving software or source code to China, unlike you I've never supported anyone giving China anything. You're the one who's never spoke out against China renaming Red Hat to Red Flag for free though. Must be part of your "rising red tide" theory or something.

I've said clearly and repeatedly I don't support Microsoft giving software or source code to China,

True. You were only OK with it if they got paid.

unlike you I've never supported anyone giving China anything.

True. I have consistently supported a level playing field, even when that means all players have free access to something.

I support a level playing field because I know that on a level field America always wins. I also know that tough, determined competition inspires American companies to produce better and cheaper products, and that benefits everyone. A comfortable people seldom, if ever, starts a war.

You're the one who's never spoke out against China renaming Red Hat to Red Flag for free though.

Nope. I have been avoiding your attempts to use the Red Flag red herring. But for the record, I loathe any time chinese companies sell other people's intellectual property, without the appropriate contracts and royalty payments. Even when that company is Microsoft.

Were I ruler of the world, China would quickly become motivated to enforce international copyright laws, and would be eager to make back payments for reasonable royalty and licensing fees.

But I'm not, so 'our betters' let them keep their Permanent Most Favored Nation Trading Status.

BBL, errands to run, as always, it's been an interesting conversation

Another chinese company who came to my site via this discussion thread for those on the Freeper China list keeping track.

Domain Name 163data.com.cn ? (China)
IP Address 219.142.195.# (CHINANET beijing province network)
ISP Data Communication Division
Location Continent : Asia
Country : China (Facts)
State/Region : Beijing
City : Peking
Lat/Long : 39.9289, 116.3883 (Map)

A rich China not threat to world, Bill Gates says | World | Reuters

"The fact is the United States is 5 percent of the world's people. At some point we are going to have 5 percent of the world's influence and that's OK," (Gates) said.

Well as long as Bill Gates is cool with it...

At least 1,000 people suffer horrific burns from ‘toxic’ (Made in China) leather sofas

By Lucy Ballinger
Last updated at 7:07 AM on 28th May 2008

Painful: 1,000 people have suffered horrific burns from sofas because they were sprayed with a toxic substance to stop them going mouldy in storage

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1022376/At-1-000-people-suffer-horrific-burns-toxic-leather-sofas.html

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