Source: European Union, “2006 customs seizures of counterfeit goods - Frequently Asked Questions,” Press Release, May 31, 2007, (accessed: June 18, 2007).

According to the Quality Brands Protection Committee in China, sales of counterfeit goods in China exceed $16 billion. Source:  “Sporting Goods Market in China,” U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, September 20, 2005, http://buyusainfo.net/docs/x_3734998.pdf (accessed: July 10, 2006).

Source:  Jamie Miyazaki, “Faking it Gucci Style”,Asia Times Online, February 6, 2004, (accessed: January 16, 2006).

Source: IFPI, “IFPI Digital Music Report-2008,” January 24, 2008, pg. 18,(accessed: January 28, 2008).

Source: “Special Report: China and the internet: The party, the people, and the power of cyber-talk” , The Economist, April 29, 2006, pg. 30.

Source: AP, “Warner, Paramount form China partnership to sell DVDs in anti-piracy move,” International Herald Tribune, November 7, 2007, (accessed: November 9, 2007).

Source: 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, “Southeast Asia: China,” United States Department of State, March 2007, (accessed: March 2, 2007).

Source: International Crime Threat Assessment, “Chapter III: Worldwide areas of International Criminal Activity, China,” December 2000, available from Federation of America Scientists, http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/pub45270chap3.html#r15 (accessed: March 9, 2007).

49 cases of hazardous waste smuggling containing 8,000 tons of solid waste were uncovered by Chinese Custom officials in 2006. Source: Xinhua, “China customs uncover waste smuggling cases,” China Daily, January 31, 2007, (accessed: February 1, 2007).

At any given time, 30 Cisco investigators around the world are working on 200 cases of counterfeiting, with China being the primary source of goods. Source: Deb Radcliff, “Fake network gear” , Network World, October 23, 2006,(accessed: October 23, 2006).