The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China published on its website in Beijing has seized 26 packages of cigarettes for Yan Yun carrying a British citizen and violating intellectual property rights of the symbols of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games [read the story here.] It seems incredible but true: they caught a big fish. I imagine the officers involved stirring the bags of this poor man to discover these imitations, while ferries sail from ports and more ships to the top of containers loaded with tons of regular Plasticine toys, imitation Christian Dior, Polo, Versace, Prada, Timberland, Rolex, Bvlgari, Sony, IBM, Benetton, Lacoste, Mango, Armani, GAP, etc. ..

Does the Chinese government will take seriously the international claims on the massive export of imitations and copies of industrial products, textiles, vehicles and consumer goods to the whole world?. Where the pledges have been received from Mr Christopher Zimmermann TAXDU DG of the Commission and several of those responsible for the customs administrations of the European Union in the last seminar between China and the EU on the role of customs in combating counterfeiting and piracy that are held in Suzhou last year?. Or do you have decided to start taking seriously their participation as members of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?.