Domestic product standards must be enforced

IN A SPEECH DELIVERED ON SUNDAY, which marked the annual World Standards Day, the State Administration for Market Regulation head Zhang Mao said that the agency will continue narrowing the gap between the standards for domestic consumption goods and exported ones. Beijing News comments:

Since the Spring Festival of 2016, it has been a trend for Chinese tourists to buy electronics when they travel to Japan, with a particular rice cooker among the most popular products they bring back.

The rice cooker bought in Japan works better than domestic products. Yet it was later discovered to be made in China.