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Chinese Authorities Find 22 More Fake Apple Stores

08.11.11 | 7:27 am

A man works in a fake Apple Store in downtown Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province Thursday July 21, 2011. Three such fake Apple Stores have been found in Kunming where workers in similar uniforms believe the... A man works in a fake Apple Store in downtown Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province Thursday July 21, 2011. Three such fake Apple Stores have been found in Kunming where workers in similar uniforms believe they are working for Apple. There are only four Apple Stores in China, all in Beijing and Shanghai. MORE LESS

Fake Apple stores have been sprouting up like mushrooms in China. Chinese authorities have set up a complaint hotline and are stepping up enforcement efforts against the phenomenon after Apple complains.

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Chinese Authorities Find 22 More Fake Apple Stores

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