China's sweeping new e-bike battery rules could have a major impact in US (electrek.co)

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[-] optissima@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

Regulation is always the enemy in the US.

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 13 points 5 months ago

It's "the enemy" on Fox News, but I don't think it's fair to characterize the entire US this way. There are so many safety warning labels on all kinds of products, and a lot of quality enforcement. With government organizations like the FDA, EPA, FCC, OSHA and NIST, and even non-government groups like UL, the US is actually a world leader in safety standards. Many of those organizations are the model that other countries emulate.

It's nice to see China doing something similar.

[-] Bookmeat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

They are often emulated not because they're good, but because they're powerful. :(

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 3 points 5 months ago

This comment doesn't make any sense. The organizations I'm talking about are US institutions - they set policy in the US. They don't have power to make other nations emulate the way they work. That emulation happens because they are good models to follow.

[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Powerful? Most regulations in the US have slaps on the wrist for large companies when it comes to violations.

[-] Bookmeat@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

This was my intended meaning.

[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Ah, ok. Yeah I took it to mean the opposite based on the wording but perhaps I misread.

[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

This is why we can't have nice things.

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