Why does Chinese government blame Mattel for its lead contaminated toys?
Foreign owned enterprises often make the investment to have the factories set up. The factories then buy and sell and work according to the directives of the foreign investors. It is a misconception to think that these manufacturers run an independent business and foreign investors are duped by their shady manufacturing procedures. The foreign companies count on these things to keep the prices low. Often the only things that are not directly controlled and approved are the scary things that the foreign operators don’t want want to be responsible for knowing. They know, they just don’t sign off on it. This way they can make China the bad guy in event the truth comes to light. Mattel, to be fair, is MUCH better than most. It did keep a close eye on local manufacturing and ran one of the more respectable outsourcings. In fact, Mattel recently issued a public announcement and apology to the Chinese manufacturer and admitted that it issued a recall far more extensive than was necessary. It
