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International

Jun. 8, 2010

What's Going on at Foxconn?

Fourteen employees of one of China's most successful factories, with customers like Apple, Sony, HP and Dell, have attempted suicides in the last five months. James Wong writes on the tragedy.

By James Wong

Instead of Hilary Clinton's successful visit to Beijing, the big story out of China has been the 14 attempted suicides at one of China's most successful factories. Commentators on both sides have drawn from the deep angst underlying U.S.-China relations to come to terms with this tragedy.

The suicides were attempted at the Shenzhen Longhua facilities of Hong Kong listed Foxconn, the manufacturing arm of Taiwan's Hon...

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