Latest comments posted about Hierro Peru: China’s footprint in the Andes on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/595-Hierro-Peru-China-s-footprint-in-the-Andes http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/595-Hierro-Peru-China-s-footprint-in-the-Andes The law on environment protection in lots of developing countries is not well-developed, like in China. But this can not be the reason that a company can pollute the local environment. Peruvian want to prevent their environment from being polluted by other countries, just as we do. MNC should have standard of code of practice to protect the local environment and community. It is the only way for MNC to keep long-term sustainable development. As China currently has set up more and more companies abroad, the similar problems will increase. Chinese companies need learn to deal with these problems as soon as possible. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 01:31:19 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/595#comment-635 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/595#comment-635 I agree with the comment above that this article doesn't cover the Peruvian side much. At the same time, I don't agree that Shougang is just another "natural" (read: inevitable) case of globalized industry. No way. Shougang, first of all, is a classic SOE (apparently with close ties to the late Deng Xiaoping no less), and SOEs should have an ever greater sense of representing China than private companies. Shougang is taking a short-term view of things that will harm China's image in South America in the long run. Sun, 03 Dec 2006 11:28:16 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/595#comment-639 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/595#comment-639 No one is willing to look at how their own countries' companies seek economic advantage abroad, harming the environment and exploiting labour. Thank you to chinadialogue for offering Chinese people this kind of window to understand the situation of Chinese companies operating overseas; at the same time, it may possibly be of some help to this kind of company in improving its production practises. Through reading this article, however, I want to offer up a few questions: what is the legal system and its enforcement like in Peru? Presumably this country's corruption is very serious? Being a Third World country, how is green is Peru and how is environment protection there? As a reader, if I cannot understand this sort of background, even if you switched the company (if it could bring any economic efficiencies for the people there), I estimate that, even compared with the current situation with Beijing Steel Corporation, it would still not be good to go there. All in all, external causes take on their role through internal causes. Therefore, I truly hope that the author can offer up some other related news about Peru as a nation, as well as information about Beijing Steel's contribution to the local economy. That way readers will be able to recognize the true reason for this problem. The development of the Third World has often ignored the environment, seeking only economic profit, and I imagine that Peru is no exception. In your article there is some raising of these issues, but it needs more treatment, this way it can reflect the true situation. This problem of Beijing Steel in Peru is not only an issue of Beijing Steel Corporation's responsibility, at the same time it is a manifestation of a problem that exists in Peru itself. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:39:39 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/595#comment-631 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/595#comment-631