CHINA’S COUNTERFEIT INDUSTRY HOLDING ITS GROUND
July 1st, 2010
BY DINAH GARDNER
EVERY time a US trade delegation comes to Beijing or the city holds a major international event, it is noticeable how many of the city's pirated DVDs get whisked away by shopkeepers to a back cupboard, leaving only black and white movies from the 1940s and local TV show box sets on suddenly bare selves. But wait a short while for the officials to go back home or the spotlight to dim, and Hollywood's latest films are back on display at Chinese Yuan Renminbi CNY13 (US dollars USD1.91) a disc - complete with bonus tracks.
China is no doubt one of ...
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