CHINA — Few civilizations throughout the course of history have impacted the world as much as glorious China. <br /><br />Beijing has always been the global leader when it comes to innovation and trademark protection, which is why it makes this next story so outrageous. <br />According to Business Insider, Singapore fashion brand Charles & Keith has 95 stores in China—that is, as long as you don't count the knockoff stores as well. <br />According to Hong Kong news site hk101.com, apparently some Chinese consumers have been duped by copycat stores called Cherlss & Keich. <br />The fake stores are owned by a Chinese company called Guangzhou Yuantai Leather and opened last year. <br />You can find Cherlss & Keich stores in Guangdong, Sichuan, Hunan and Shanghai. <br />And if you take a look at their website, it bears a striking resemblance to the actual Charles & Keith site. <br />It looks like quite a few Chinese shoppers thought they were buying the real thing, only to be tricked. <br />Well—this is most likely a one off as the Chinese have nothing but the utmost respect for trademarks.
