A toxic mix: Tainted milk, free speech and access to justice in China – China Business

Two people were executed yesterday for their roles in the country's tainted milk powder scandal last year, which killed six children and made more than 300,000 sick. The men were convicted of charges that included endangering public safety and producing and selling toxic food.

Wal-Mart's latest run-in with the Chinese government is fanning fears that China is rolling up the welcome mat for foreign companies. This month, officials in Chongqing ordered 13 Wal-Mart stores closed for 15 days because the retailer had sold less-expensive pork as the more-expensive organic variety.

Because of China's one child policy, the Chinese Embassy says New Zealand should give special compensation to Chinese families who lost children in last month's Christchurch earthquake.

Jeffrey Immelt, General Electric's chief executive, has launched a rare broadside against the Chinese government, which he accused of being increasingly hostile to foreign multinationals. He warned that the world's largest manufacturing company was exploring better prospects elsewhere in resource-rich countries, which did not want to be "colonised" by Chinese investors.