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January 2007

Potentially facing penalties at both ends of the supply chain, China's manufacturers are learning to comply with safety standards

Christmastime in Europe often sees newspapers peppered with stories about spoils of the season shipped from China. The MP3 players, soft toys and decorations coming by boat from the East rather than by sleigh from the North are a powerful image of globalization.

If other, more sensational reports are to be believed, the ships also bring huge potential dangers to foreign shores in the form of defective goods. As a key supplier of children's toys and electrical goods, China also ...

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