Fakery persists in China despite crackdown

Monday, April 22, 2002

CHENGDE, China -- With four floors of merchandise and 200 vendors, the cavernous Chengde Shopping City has it all. There's Snoopy bedding straight from Peanuts -- "the Woreld-Famous Comic Strip." There are Swoosh-festooned duffels straight from the "Nikey" factory.

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