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Yi Yongsheng stands with his daughter Yi Xuan, right, as he speaks about the death of his infant son, at their Xinxing home in China's northern Gansu province, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008.
Friday, Oct. 17, 2008

Open quoteThey don't want to see so many people getting involved in one lawsuit. This might threaten social stability.Close quote

  • ZHANG XINBAO,
  • a law professor at the Peoplels University of China, on the government's response to the tainted-milk crisis
Photo: Greg Baker / AP | Source: The New York Times