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 Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:33 pm Post subject: China Closes Two Of Five Fake Apple Shops |
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The Chinese authorities have temporarily closed down two of five fake Apple shops found in the southwestern city of Kunming.
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Picture of one of the fake shops in Kunming posted on 'BirdAbroad' blog
The two are being closed pending an investigation after an American woman living in the region revealed their existence in a blog she posted last week.
The woman had stumbled across three shops posing as genuine Apple stores in the city and took pictures of them and posted them on her blog.
The stores were modelled on the company's iconic stores right down to the winding staircase and the staff wearing the customary blue T-shirts, she pointed out.
After the blog appeared on Wednesday, the Kunming Trade and Industry Bureau inspected more than 300 electronics stores in Kunming and found the five fake Apple stores, the city government's website said.
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A genuine Apple store in Beijing
But action could not be taken on the three other shops she mentioned because, officials said, they did not find any fake Apple products for sale.
The blogger, BirdAbroad, says the stores have been shut down because they do not have business licences, not for any more serious claims such as intellectual property right violations.
The maker of the iPhone and other hit gadgets has four company stores in China - two in Beijing and two in Shanghai as well as various other outlets.
China's trading partners are urging the country to get a grip of its culture of rampant piracy and widespread production of bogus goods.
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