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Time to boycott " Made in china goods"

UNTIL THIS HAPPENS -China must pay Britain £351bn in coronavirus damages - report calls for UN to step in

Vasken Tchengrakian ● 2403d23 Comments

Have boycotted every product I know that comes from Asia for years as they deliberately torture animals (dog and cat meat tastes better when they are blowtorched to death, held down in vats of boiling water and limbs chopped off one by one while fully conscious apparently or bludgeoned to death so you see them running round in circles as their brain dies  - not everyone does of course but it is very widespread - as does Spain - I boycott them too.  There is virtually no country including ours (appalling treatment of farm animals) that treats animals as well but as far as I can see Asia and Spain are the worst.  However, China will never, ever pay compensation for this disease and it is a waste of time to even dream they will.

Claire Moran ● 2403d

Thxs Claire for you valuable input. I wasn't aware of such activities and that was only highlighted recently, in a documentary from china.

Vasken Tchengrakian ● 2403d

I think china is boycoting us at the moment if you happen to be a westerner living in china.

Julian Pavey ● 2403d

Are we absolutely sure how the Virus started and if not deliberate why would they have to pay up.  Agree with Clair about the ill treatment of animals.

Janice Evans ● 2403d

Hope you don't plan on upgrading your iPhone then.

Matthew Swain ● 2403d

Sorry Claire, mistype your name.

Janice Evans ● 2403d

Don't have an iphone

Claire Moran ● 2403d

China is the worlds factory, you cannot buy a car without a Chinese part inside it. That also goes for large percentage of our imported goods.If the UK boycotted China we wouldn’t  be able to buy any thing, we would have to rely on small independent uk company’s, who wouldn’t be able to keep up with the demand.

Bernard Allen ● 2403d

So should we send home the doctors and the vital medical equipment that China has sent us to help us this week?

Felicity Caborn ● 2403d

No sure this idea that China should pay us all back for the losses from coronavirus has been particularly well thought through.Firstly, we don't know for sure what exactly were the origins of the virus. It may have reached pandemic proportions first in China but that may be because of its very densely populated cities which make them unusually vulnerable. It may have existed elsewhere beforehand for some time and only come to global attention when it spread to large population areas.Secondly, if you were to institute a system in which countries were financially responsible for diseases they originated Britain would be faced with huge bills for Mad Cow Disease which we verifiably are to blame for.Thirdly, as some people have already pointed out it is impossible and counterproductive to boycott Chinese goods. A huge proportion of global manufactured products contain some components made in China. When a product says 'made in China' on it will probably include a large number of components made in other countries, sometimes even Britain.There are good reasons to have reservations about the Chinese government but the generally accepted view is that they have acted well in their response to the crisis. Taking prompt and effective action, alerting the WHO early, sharing their experiences with other governments to help them defeat the disease and sending experienced doctors and vital equipment to other countries including the UK.The lesson of this pandemic is not that we need to find out who is to blame and punish them but that disease has no borders and that our well-being is best assured by working together with other countries.

Paul Corcoran ● 2403d

Great post Paul.  Our shortsightedness in the pursuit of cheaper goods and  unwillingness sometimes to change our methods should also be reflected on.

Philippa Bond ● 2403d

I think the  country that fought two Opium Wars and burnt the Summer Palace in Beijing might think twice about opening the can of worms labelled 'reparations'.

David McLoughlin ● 2403d

Agree with Paul, and will we ever know the origins of the Virus.

Janice Evans ● 2403d

Good luck with the 'boycott'. Your phone is most likely made there. Your computer's components the same. In fact if you merely post here you will be using something that was made in China. I think you'll be living in a cave if you succeed in  your project.

Freddie Francis ● 2403d

I can't believe that some people are so incredibly thick. Where do you think the masks are coming from. Where do you think the components for all medical equipment is manufactured.When you see the rare plane flying over Chiswick, it is almost guaranteed to be a charter flight with medical supplies and equipment from China!!! We are currently BEGGING China to supply us yet some fools want to boycott them!!!! We will soon be BEGGING China to help us out financially as they are now TOTALLY in control of the world economy. Suck it up people.

Steve Taylor ● 2402d

Chinese goods and component parts are ubiquitous in the modern world. It would have been like boycotting goods or components made in Great Britain in the 19th and early 20th century.It is the modern version of the 'workshop of the world'. What we can d is to buy more British goods and use British suppliers after this nightmare is over to help British businesses recover and get back to somewhere near normal.

Keith Iddon ● 2402d

"What we can d is to buy more British goods and use British suppliers after this nightmare is over to help British businesses recover and get back to somewhere near normal."You are quite right. We can indeed do that but don't forget that 'British Businesses' will be looking for cash injections to survive and the Chinese are waiting in the wings with their bags of money just ready to take over British and American businesses.They have trillions to invest.  They have been hugely successful in Sub-Saharan Africa and when they take over they bring their own people in. It's a win-win for them. The Japanese, Germans and Indians have taken over much of British manufacturing already - now its the turn of the Chinese to move in on a massive scale.For those in the Chiswick bubble who think you can simply 'boycott' China - dream on!

Steve Taylor ● 2401d

The spread of Covid-19 is based on two factors. 1. How dense the population is. 2. How dense the population is.

Steve Taylor ● 2401d

lol

David McLoughlin ● 2400d

Some questions then: -If we buy goods from China, and pay in Pounds, where can China spend those Pounds?Or, if we pay in Renminbi (or Dollars) and pay in Pounds to buy those Renminbi (or Dollars), where can those pounds be spent?If the Chinese don't have access to pounds, how will they pay for the goods and services we produce or supply in the UK, and sell into the World market.I am not expecting a response from the "boycott China" brigade.  That would take substituting thought for prejudice."Little Englander" thinking can only take you so far (generally, only to the end of the road).

T P Howell ● 2400d

Thought not.

T P Howell ● 2400d

When we buy goods from China we have to pay in whatever currency they choose to invoice us in. We don’t call the shots - they do.

Steve Taylor ● 2400d

But how do we get hold of that currency?

T P Howell ● 2400d