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  The Economist.

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  Hello, and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

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  I'm Jason Palmer.

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  And I'm Rosie Blau.

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  Today on the show,

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  why China has such persistent food safety problems and a very weird smuggling trend.

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  But first,

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  Last month, a Chinese blogger called Yulietige

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  posted some shocking videos on Chinese social media.

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  Gabriel Crossley is a China correspondent for The Economist, and is based in Beijing.

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  They showed truckers in Cangxian, a county a few hours away from Beijing,

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  dipping cabbages that have just been harvested in a large container of formaldehyde.

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  Now, formaldehyde keeps cabbage looking fresh, but it can also cause cancer.

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  Unsurprisingly, these videos caused a lot of panic around China

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  and abroad in places that import Chinese cabbage.

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  So far, three people have been detained on criminal charges.

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  Authorities in Cangxian have set up emergency checkpoints

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  to test all cabbages leaving in case they still have formaldehyde.

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  But perhaps the most striking thing is how little surprise all of this caused.

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  So food safety is still a big concern in China from the sound of it.

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