BEIJING — The announcement last week by the Swedish furniture maker Ikea that it was recalling nearly 36 million chests and dressers in the United States and Canada that have been linked to the deaths of at least six children has set off heated discussions among Chinese consumers over being excluded from the deal and the relatively lax safety standards in their own country.

The recall applies only to North America, where the children were crushed after the furniture tipped over on them. Customers who bought the furniture after 2002 are eligible for a partial refund. Ikea has said that the chests and dressers are safe when anchored to a wall as instructed with the supplied equipment, but its decision came after pressure from the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission to abide by voluntary industry standards for the stability of free-standing clothing storage units.

On Weibo, a popular social media platform in China, users complained about the limited scope of the recall.

“This discriminates against the Chinese people,” a person with the handle HappyLifeEverday wrote.

A user identified as CHING-ME wrote, “The sooner they close down the better! Let’s boycott Ikea now!”