15 May 2018Trademarks
The world’s factory of counterfeit goods
Countless items can be—and are being—counterfeited in China, from drugs, to electronics, to clothing. Even money itself is a target: Chinese news outlets reported that fake banknotes with a face value of RMB214 million ($33.2 million) were seized in Shànweˇi, South China, in January. Counterfeiting isn’t just a branding nightmare: it harms buyers too.
