HA! Asian airline regulations are rarely that rigorous (with a few exceptions). Most of it is the external part rather than the internal one. It's also a cultural thing (particularly Chinese, as I found out when flying intra-Asia sometimes). I know for myself I can fly TG J and it is perfectly 'normal' to leave your shoes in your foot well / area (or for front row J, against the bulkhead), whereas on QF, VA and many others, this would be an auto-no-no.
When I flew SQ one time inbound to SIN, as we touched down on the runway, about a dozen Chinese (presumably returning home) got up and started opening the lockers as if we were already docked at the gate. The poor SQ FAs in the zone had a terrible time (and almost fruitless effort) telling everyone to sit down until we came to a stop at the gate.
Essentially, until someone is killed or unless the impact is on the outside (i.e. engine problems, etc. - stuff which doesn't happen inside the fuselage), no one will really care about the "safety" of these carriers.........
.......but short of reporting them to a safety authority, this is something that you can always do if you feel it warranted.
What I meant by that is CA is good for what they are - a mid tier carrier. If you board CA with high expectations you will likely be disappointed.... but I've had a couple of flights where their crew service has been equal to QF domestic business (on a good day for QF). Not to mention that CA came through with availability at times when there was nothing else, and when the cost of flying CA J was 1/2 the cost of flying economy on JL or NH. So I was happy form the outset.
