"Made in China": The Ultimate Warning Label

by Peter Navarro

This Element is an excerpt from The Coming China Where They Will Be Fought and How They Can Be Won ( 9780132359825) by Peter Navarro. Available in print and digital formats. A matter of life or why you can't trust the safety of any product that's been made in China. China is flooding the world with a staggering array of cancerous, contaminated, and defective products. We've seen Barbie doll accessories decked out in "designer lead..".cough syrup and toothpaste laced with antifreeze...pajamas soaked in formaldehyde...cat and dog treats spiked with deadly melamine. These headline grabbers are but the tip of a very dangerous iceberg....

10 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 15, 2009

About the author

A Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. He received several teaching awards in 2010 for the MBA programs that he teaches.

Navarro ran for office in San Diego, California, three times. In 1992, he ran for mayor, winning the primary race, but losing to Susan Golding in the runoff. In 1996, he ran for the 49th Congressional District, but lost to Republican Brian Bilbray. In 2001, Navarro ran in a special election to fill the District 6 San Diego city council seat, but lost in the primary.