EU alleges counterfeiting

THE LATEST report by an EU agency alleged that China as a major producer of fake goods was irresponsible, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said yesterday. In 2015, the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong “were the provenance of 86 percent of global counterfeiting and $396.5 billion (R5.15 trillion) worth of counterfeit goods,” Europe’s police agency and the EU Intelligence Property Office said in a detailed 74-page report. The authenticity and objectivity of the data used in the report have to be further examined, said Sun Jiwen, spokesperson with MOC. Infringement and counterfeiting are global challenges. – Xinhua