*THE HEAD OF CHINA’S FOOD & DRUG AGENCY SENTENCED TO DEATH.

Zheng Xiaoyu, a former pharmaceutical executive, and disgraced head of the F&D agency was accused of taking 6.5 million yuan in bribes to expedite the approval of new drugs.

Now that’s what I call tough regulation. In this country he would probably have received a knighthood.

This follows several food & drug scandals at home and abroad. The Government feared a breakdown in consumer confidence in Chinese goods across the world.