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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday called on domestic firms to improve product quality and build their own world-class brands in order to secure the reputation of the "Made in China" label.
"Product quality has a direct bearing on people's immediate interests, the survival and development of firms and the national image," said Wen, adding that only firms with good product quality are competitive and able to increase their share on the international market.
As food safety is a global issue, China is ready to strengthen international exchanges and cooperation and solve international divergence on the issue through dialogue, negotiations and investigations, said Wen.
"We understand good product quality is the most persuasive argument," said Wen. "We will not evade the problems, but oppose biased media reports, trade protectionism and discrimination."
China should tighten supervision of product quality by raising market access for food manufacturers and setting up a monitoring system that covers plantations, breeding farms and production bases, said Wen.
The country should also ensure its major quality standards keep abreast with international standards, he added.
Source: Xinhua