SHANGHAI -- Big foreign multinationals were mostly spared the wrath of this year's consumer advocacy show on Chinese state television, where companies with shoddy products and service are called out on air.
Program avoids high-profile global companies in change of tone from past years

China Central Television's "3.15 Gala" is broadcast on World Consumer Rights Day. (Screenshot from CCTV)
SHANGHAI -- Big foreign multinationals were mostly spared the wrath of this year's consumer advocacy show on Chinese state television, where companies with shoddy products and service are called out on air.