Dangerous Chinese Toys

These days, we are getting a lot of news about children's toys that are made in China, and have lead in their paints, and are sold as nontoxic, but are actually poisonous. Thus, children are sent to the hospital. This is the backlash of globalization. As more and more manufacturing is outsourced, it is difficult to control the manufacturing conditions, an safety testing of products that are made. I think that safety testing of products is the responsibility of the American companies before selling them here. At the same time, Chinese manufactures also have the responsibility of making safe products and do testing themselves before selling them to the US. Lastly, I think that Chinese govt. should be controlling the safety of the products made.

State of Emergency in Pakistan

Although this does not directly have to do with globalization, I think that it is wrong for Musharraf to declare a state of emergency in Pakistan. I believe that Pakistan should be democratic, and should not be ruled by a military ruler like Pervez Musharraf. Also, I think that US should provide negative sanctions to Pakistan like not providing weapons or aid to the country until Pakistan switches to democratic rule. I think that it is wrong for the US to make an exception to Pakistan and at the same time going against Iran or North Korea on its ruling. (Especially b/c Pakistan is already a nuclear state that has military rule)