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...nearly 50 years. Analysts, however, don't think Chen's sensational detention will affect the government, in part because Ma has been careful to distance himself from the case. "There won't be many political repercussions, except die-hard supporters coming out to rally for him," says Andrew Yang, Secretary-General of the Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies. From the beginning, Ma has insisted that Chen's case has been left entirely to the judiciary...
...police have been deployed to maintain order, and a couple of protestors have been injured in the chaos. On Wednesday, hundreds surrounded the hotel where Chen was dining and refused to disperse until 2AM, when Chen could finally leave. "The protests were to be expected," says political scientist Yang Tai-shuenn at Taiwan's Chinese Culture University. "The Democratic Progressive Party has always had a deep mistrust of the Kuomintang [Ma's party], and the opposition uses mass movements to mobilize the party...
...With reporting by Bruce Crumley / Paris, Lin Yang / Beijing and Tim McGirk / Jerusalem
...problem like toxic foods, or even a specific contaminant like melamine that has now become painfully common. "Everyone has asked why this country that can send an astronaut into space and have the most successful Olympic Games cannot provide safe milk to its own children," says Dali Yang, director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Chicago. While Yang acknowledges that ethical failures in the Chinese dairy industry led to the current crisis, the ultimate blame still falls on the government. "Fundamentally it is an issue of government responsibility. In any society you can hope everyone...
...there is one upside to the latest product scandals, says Yang, it's that companies learn the risk of selling harmful products. Not only could their businesses be destroyed, but they can face harsh criminal punishments. "This takes more time. There are still a lot of problems, but grudgingly progress is being made as different stakeholders are learning the hard way." If those lessons don't sink in, then expect a Chinese Product Safety Scandal...