Date:         Tue, 3 Jul 2007 21:34:00 -0400
Reply-To:     Sam Conant <samcvt@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Sam Conant <samcvt@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Recall on LT Tires
Comments: To: David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
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And the people of China, who manufactured those tires not knowing they might
be or were substandard for the international market, once again get blamed
for the product by people who have very little knowledge about China and
that country's macro-industrialization process.  The tremendous
socio-economic changes as well as the gradual political changes China is
going through are converting most of the country from a primitive
agricultural socio-economic cultural base, and transferring its massive
population into commerce and industrial center communities which 20-30 years
ago were not even conceptualized.
I'm not condoning substandard production and results, but I'm also not
condemning the Chinese people who are caught up in a process far greater in
size and scope than what the U.S. experienced in the 50 years following our
civil war.

Sam Conant
Colchester, Vermont
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Kao" <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: Recall on LT Tires


> --- The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote:
>>
>> According to another report, the importer has enough funds to replace
>> only
>> 10% of the recalled tires. Then they will declare bankruptcy.
>
> It makes me feel bad because I am a Chinese descent. I have not set my
> foot
> even once on China in my life. But I am totally aware of the 3rd world
> standard
> in almost everything from China. I doubt that the importer will be able to
> go
> after the tire manufacturer in China. Even US authorities can not help
> much.
> They can only demand the recall, stop future importation and let the
> importer fall.
>
> The importer falls as a victim but it too should be responsible for
> importing
> cheap tires that don't make to the safety requirement. Very likely it
> disregarded
> the potential safety issue and imported those tires for making easy money.
>
> Wal-Mart is the largest such importer. They have many never heard of brand
> names
> of LT tires that are dirt cheap. I won't even look at them any more.
>
> David
>
>
>
>
>
>
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