International students in Australia are trapped in the whirlpool of “copycat” products, which may damage the image of the local Chinese community

Recently, Sydney police conducted a surprise inspection in Chinatown, arrested 10 Chinese students, and seized a large inventory of suspected counterfeit high-end fashion products. There are more than 6,000 suspected counterfeit fashion products including clothing, watches, handbags, jewelry, etc. "Made in China" has been widely criticized in foreign countries because of the rampant counterfeit products. Nowadays, Chinese students are among the Chinese vendors selling these fake products. This will inevitably make the Chinese people reflect.

Chinese businessmen: The surprise inspection was sudden

The Shanghai Overseas Chinese News Network reported on the 23rd, "The inspection was sudden and there were no signs at all." Mr. Wang, the Chinese businessman under investigation, recalled that from the police raid Judging from the entire inspection process, it was completely carefully planned. "A large number of police officers were used in this operation. At first, they were all in plainclothes, and then gradually uniformed police officers were also involved. At the same time, there were also people like identification experts taking photos and recording."

It was later learned that on the night of February 18, the Sydney police dispatched nearly 300 police officers to inspect various situations in the city center, including bus, train, ferry ticket checking, parking registration and other issues. A surprise inspection of stalls in Chinatown was also one of the central tasks of this operation.

According to Zhang Xu, a Chinese international student who was shopping in Chinatown that day, the police action that night was very purposeful, "going straight to the vendors setting up stalls. Some of the Chinese students survived and packed up their goods in time." The overseas students who were caught had their goods confiscated and faced investigation by the Immigration Bureau. Some Chinese argued with the police to no avail and were taken away for investigation. ”

Such a thorough surprise inspection was carried out. It is rare in the local area. Mr. Wu, who runs a Chinese restaurant, told reporters that the Australian police and relevant departments handle cases differently from China. When faced with any case, they mostly adopt a standstill strategy, take a long-term view to catch the big fish, and expand their layout to catch them all. "I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go."

"More than 6,000 counterfeit products were seized in one night, nearly 10 Chinese students were arrested at the same time, and several stalls were sealed. It can be said that the entire operation was lightning fast It’s not as good as covering one’s ears.” Mr. Wu said he had not seen an inspection of this scale for many years.

Chinatown: It’s hard to survive without selling fakes

“It’s hard to survive without selling fakes”, this is the first sentence a Chinese businessman who has set up a stall in the Chinatown night market for a long time told reporters . According to him, among the products sold in the Chinatown night market today, ordinary clothes, socks, etc. have almost no profit to talk about, and the unit price of the goods has been so low that you can pick it up for free. "In addition to selling A goods, according to the old sales model, basically '10 stalls, 7, 2, 1 and 1 can barely survive.' The selling price and high profit of A goods make people jealous, and this has become a way to get rich in a short time. "Shortcut."

"Some of the illegal goods are sourced from China, and taxes are avoided through various methods, which makes selling A goods in Chinatown a business where sales are equivalent to pure profits," the Chinese businessman said. , in order to survive, many people take desperate risks. Driven by huge profits, more and more violations occur.

Ms. Wang, a stall owner selling Chinese handicrafts, told reporters that she had worked in the Chinatown Night Market for three years. Due to the run on by some illegal stall owners, it was difficult for her business to gain a foothold in the Chinatown Night Market.

"The development of overseas Chinese handicrafts was initially similar to the business model of assembly line operations. At that time, it even squeezed out stall owners who had been doing business in Australia for more than ten years. With the re-incorporation of various illegal products, the customer base There has been a change. In the past, people came to Chinatown to hunt for treasures, but now the night market is a small commodity store where you can buy whatever you want. "Ms. Wang is very helpless. To a certain extent, she hopes that the local government will strengthen management and more. Most of it is the improvement of Chinese businessmen's own business quality.