| China bans imports of GE generator, citing defects |
BEIJING, Sept. 29 (AP) -- China has banned imports of a gas-fired generator made by General Electric Co., saying it has design defects that could cause large-scale accidents, a government news agency said Friday.
China's State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said four PG9171E generators in the southern city of Shenzhen were found to have problems, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
"Experts said the problem was due to defects in product design and manufacturing and could cause large-scale accidents," Xinhua said. It didn't give any details.
Customers were warned to stop using the generators, the agency said.
The report did not say how many units made by Fairfield, Connecticut-based GE have been imported into China.
An employee who answered the phone at GE's China headquarters in Shanghai referred questions to a spokesman who she said was not immediately available for comment.
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