Mattel and China Differ on Apology

After weeks of uproar and suspicion about the safety of Chinese-made products, an executive of the Mattel toy company met with China's top product safety official yesterday to issue an apology. Just what the apology meant, however, was caught up in translation.
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Renae Merle and Ylan Q. Mui

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MATTEL INC.

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Thomas Debrowski

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Li Changjiang

North America

Asia

East Asia

Far East

Toy Recalls

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Toy and Game Manufacturing

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