The Pitfalls of China's Rough Capitalism
Saturday January 12, 4:37 am ET
By William Foreman, Associated Press Writer
Safety Scares, Rip-Offs: China's Rough Capitalism Daunts Foreign Buyers but Still They Come


GUANGZHOU, China (AP) -- Ron Rust and Beve Kozub were poking around the toy booths at China's biggest trade fair two years ago when something caught their eye: pouty-faced baby dolls snuggling in light blue and pink fleece blankets, their eyes tightly shut or gazing with a newborn's woozy stare.


The American dealers plunked down $22,052 for a shipment of 2,740. But the lifelike dolls turned out to be knockoffs. Rust and Kozub were slapped with a lawsuit that could have cost them their home in Harmony, Pa.
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