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Fear over Fines Keeps Chinese Shops Closed
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 12:51
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Business owners in northeastern Jilin province are keeping their shops shops. This follows a massive strike in neighboring Liaoning province where businesses accused local authorities of trying to extort money from them. One shop owner from the Shuangliao City in Jilin told NTD today that 80% of the shops there closed. That's because they are avoiding being issued fines, after authorities began inspecting businesses for irregularities. [Shop Owner, Shuanliao City, Jilin Province] “We don't know the specifics, they say they are checking for things not up to standard, but wherever they go, they are issuing fines.” A Shuangliao city employee denied the government was fining businesses at will. [Shuanglaio City Employee] “There is only a food safety self-inspection in Siping district. Maybe the businesses misheard, it's just a self-inspection, only those who may have broken the law would be fined.” Still, shop owners are wary. Earlier this month, small businesses in Shenyang city in Liaoning province refused to open for business, after local officials started to arbitrarily issue high fines. In one instance, a shop selling toothpicks was fined $500 for not having a deforestation license. The panic over being extorted by officials appears to have spread further. Shops strips in Wuhan, in central Hubei province were also empty on Tuesday, after authorities there launched a campaign to crackdown on counterfeit goods. For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us …
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