[LINK] Not a good week to shop in Beijing

[Nicholas English]

Tom W
<snip>
"...As to why, if the authorities could stop those
> fakes, they did not stop all fakes, was not made clear."

</snip>

You may have already seen this

The Economist:  Free Exchange - Fakes and status in China
http://www.economist.com/node/21557317
cheers
Nicholas English

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On 02/07/2012, at 2:59 AM, Tom Worthington <tom.worthington at tomw.net.au> wrote:

> On 28/06/12 21:17, Peter Bowditch wrote:
>
>> Long ago anecdote ...
>
> To add to the anecdotes:
>
> I visited China in 2003 as a guest of the Beijing Organising Committee
> for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), to provide advice on designing the
> web site for the games.
>
> One of the organised tours BOCOG offered the visiting international
> experts was to take us to the markets where fake good were sold. Our
> hosts assured the representatives present from the International Olympic
> Committee that no fake Olympic merchandising would be tolerated by the
> Chinese government. As to why, if the authorities could stop those
> fakes, they did not stop all fakes, was not made clear.
>
> See also "Beijing By Bending Bicycle: On a Visit to China to Help with
> the Beijing 2008 Olympics Web Site": http://www.tomw.net.au/2003/bws/
>
>
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