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Two Chinese shoemakers and a French supermarket group have been ordered to pay Nike compensation over fake shoes, China’s state media agency has said.

Jinjiang Longzhibu Shoes, Jinjiang Kangwei Shoes and France’s Auchan, must pay a total of 350,000 yuan ($46,100; £23,300) to Nike, China’s Xinhua said.

The fake Nike trainers were found on sale in Auchan’s Shanghai store.

Despite Beijing’s pledges to clamp down on counterfeiting, fake goods are still widely produced and sold in China.

This has led to repeated complaints from Western governments, most recently by the US, which last week formally requested that the World Trade Organization crack down on Chinese piracy and counterfeiting.

Date: August 21, 2007
Article: Nike compensated over China fakes
Reference: Xinhuanet