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China fails to stem fake renminbi on web

By Kathrin Hille in Beijing

Published: January 15 2009 19:55 | Last updated: January 15 2009 19:55

China has long been one of the world’s biggest suppliers of fake luxury goods. Now it turns out that the country is a global leader in sales of a fake currency – its own.

Enterprising traders have taken to offering counterfeit renminbi online, many using the advertising tag line “Made in Taiwan”, the self-governing island that China regards as a renegade province.

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