Be careful what you eat!!
January 6, 2009 by Chinatex
Following is an article that appeared in the Shenzhen English language newspaper, the Shenzhen Daily. You can find the article at: http://paper.sznews.com/szdaily/20090107/ca2907434.htm
These stories appear frequently in all media outlets here in China, and while it would be reckless to say that this type of behavior is indicative of business in China, I do believe that it is a reflection of the thought process of many business people here. If you think that this is confined between Chinese companies, you would be mistaken. I’ll let you reach your own conclusion concerning this article with only one small comment below. It can be the wild east. Yeeha!! Chinatex
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Four Sentenced for Mass Food Poisoning 2008年01月07日 07:38 Shenzhen Daily |
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FOUR people received sentences Monday ranging from 15 years to the death penalty for deliberately poisoning food at a snack bar, killing two diners and sickening 63 others early last year. The sentenced include a private business owner, a former manager of the Hong Kong-listed BYD Co. and two migrants. This is a company listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange! Zhu Yuanlin, a 33-year-old businessman, was convicted of masterminding the poisoning to pressure the local government into demolishing a booming marketplace that had left his own stores in the same neighborhood with few customers. Zhu was sentenced to life imprisonment. The court said Zhu bribed BYDs human resources manager Zhang Zhenhua with 500,000 yuan (US$73,137) to help him get rid of the marketplace. Zhu and Zhang agreed that massive food poisoning at the eateries would force the government to demolish the market. Zhang sent his friend Ke Bizhi, a migrant worker, to buy sodium nitrite, and Wang Yingde, another migrant, sneaked into the snack bar early Feb. 23 to add the chemical to the food. All 65 people who had lunch at the food stall were poisoned. Most of the victims were employees of BYD. A 21-year-old man and a woman of 18 died. Zhang got 15 years, while Wang and Ke received the death penalty. The court said Zhang was given a lenient sentence because he helped police seize Ke. All the convicted except Zhang said they would appeal. (Windy Shao) |
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