2009 Feb 03 Silk Market Scuffle

Things got a little heated among the cramped aisles of the Silk Market (or as they prefer to call themselves - the Merchant's Bird's Nest) on Sunday morning as stall vendors and market management clashed over an order to shutter 7 stalls for 7 days as punishment for selling fake goods. At around 9am on Sunday, employees of the Silk Market's management committee gave official notice to seven stall holders that they would be closing their stalls as punishment for selling fake goods. Vendors however were unhappy with the order, questioning the validity of the management's evidence. The situation quickly escalated from a verbal dispute as "bao an" were called in to forcibly close the stalls, only to be met with continued resistance from stall owners. The cops from Jianguomen police station had to be called to calm the situation at 10am and the stalls were finally shuttered by noon.

Links and Sources
CSR: Beijing Silk Market Vendors Closed For Selling Fake Goods
The Beijing Times: 秀水市场七个售假摊位遭停业整顿 引发冲突
The Beijing News: 秀水封停“售假”商户


admin
Re: Silk Market Scuffle
they're selling fake goods at the Silk Market? Surely you jest
wo kao, I've been on this board 5 years now
1life2live
Re: Silk Market Scuffle
What is meant by "fake goods"? I thought all of the clothes at the silk market were knock-offs.
lodgerly
Re: Silk Market Scuffle
It's called A 版 in Chinese, 高仿货。
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tefl-dan
Re: Silk Market Scuffle
Why only 7? They all sell fake stuff
After donning a Patriots cap the Dalai Lama decreed that “the fifth noble truth is this: In 2009, Tom Brady will make people suffer for the suffering he endured in 2008.”
croozn
Re: Silk Market Scuffle
Come on, I paid almost 15 bucks for this Patek Philippe, don't tell me it's FAKE!!?
V
Re: Silk Market Scuffle
A better title would have been:
7 Stall owners refuse to pay graft money to authorities.
anoona
Re: Silk Market Scuffle
This is a good PR by the Chinese! We close the 7 bad sheeps and the rest we can prove is real stuff! haha, like the silk market logo. So nobody can copy us.lol
Uberche
Re: Silk Market Scuffle
Maybe they were fakes of the official fakes. you can't let things like this spiral out of control, there has to be a line drawn somewhere!
admin
Re: Silk Market Scuffle
I want to open a store called the Slik Market
wo kao, I've been on this board 5 years now