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by Shinkei 3426 days ago
This is one area where you might admire Chinese government then:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal#Cont...

If you read the part that talks about criminal prosecutions, many top executives were put to death or received life imprisonment.

It's up for debate whether this is 'good' or 'justice' because the economic causes that led to the problem are complex, but babies were literally being killed because of this.

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They found scapegoats for sure, but not many are really confident the real crooks were caught, and more importantly, faith was never restored in the Chinese milk industry.
Not surprised. I'm also saddened that the whistle blower died under suspicious circumstances.