This takes the cake

Let us be clear: Mattel was not "forced" to kowtow. But of particular interest is that the Financial Times report emphasizes Mattel's humiliation. So can we assume that British manufacturers outsourcing in China would never kowtow?

Mattel was forced to deliver a humiliating public apology to "the Chinese people" on Friday over the damaging succession of product recalls of China-made toys that the US toymaker has announced in recent months.

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