FAKE DRUGS IN CHINA

Sarah,

China is notorious for producing knock-offs.  The latest story is pretty egregious.  This last week the Chinese government arrested thousands of people for selling fake medicine.  Some of the counterfeiters even advertised in the newspaper. 

Supposedly the trade is growing in popularity because it is safer than dealing real drugs like heroin, but it is important to remember that China does not fuck around.  In 2007, the government EXECUTED the director of a food and drug watchdog agency for failing to supervise the marketplace.  In America we can’t even fire our public officials when they mess up.