Just Say No To "Made In China"

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When do we just say "no"? (and mean it?)

I said that for China the first imperative was ‘survival’, but I must immediately add that by ‘survival’ I do not merely mean to eke a living by disgraceful means...
~~~ Lu Xun, Modern China’s greatest writer

"No."
~~~ Rosa Parks, December 1, 1955

When in the course of human events... pretty words but until we as consumers learn to look closely at the products we purchase and then make conscience decisions to NOT buy them, we will never stop (or even slow down) what is going on in our world today.

As much as we would like to believe all humans will do the right thing - morally and ethically - facts are that the almighty dollar (or Chinese Yuan 元) is what has the most influence over what is happening today and what our children will be faced with in the future.

Today, if we don't take a stand, our children will have a life much different than ours and what we would like for them to have. And what do we really have to do for a better world tomorrow for our children and all the children of this world?

Simply just say no to "Made In China"... it is that simple.

RECALLS

Today's tidbit to ponder over:

Apple juice: China's share of United States imports of apple juice, which is used as a sweetener in many food products, has grown to more than 50 percent in 2005-2006 from about one percent in 1995-1996 (Germany, Chile and Argentina supplying the remaining balance percentage - Germany supplying approximately 20% in 1995-1996) (New York Times graph) ~~ HOWEVER, worldwide, Europe, France, Italy, and Germany are the leading producers of apples (source). HUH?????

We have seen the "dollars to democracy" theory fail over the past twenty years. The Chinese people may have more brands to choose from at the store, but they still risk arrest, torture and imprisonment because of their political beliefs or their faith. China continues to imprison political dissenters and labor activists, to repress religious freedom, to execute more of its citizens than any nation in the word, to violate the rights of women in its population control policy. ... In 1994, the Clinton administration de-linked human rights and trade.
~~~ Harry Wu (Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Committee of Commerce, Science and Transportation, April 11, 2000)