I think these are all to common occurrences of modern hurry up production. Not allowing wood, and finish and glues proper time to cure. The ooze by the bridge I would say, is glue that had not cured properly is being squeezed out from under the bridge.
Is the guitar in a much different environment from where it was manufactured ? The wood has finally acclimated, but the finish had already sized itself, so it had no room to expand, and cracked.
Dan
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