Until Chinese citizens have stronger rights to sue companies making fake and substandard products the situation is only likely to worsen.

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Once he has accumulated enough capital, Wang plans to open a "commercial investigation firm" to target makers of fake and substandard products.

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Mr. Zhi said substandard products or problems with product quality wouldn't be allowed to disrupt public order in the city, adding that electronics companies and especially Taiwan-based firms are important to Chongqing.

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Mr Wu, who is 40, was found guilty in August of extorting money from an environmental-equipment manufacturer by threatening to inform the authorities that products supplied to a steel company were substandard.

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It also introduced a grading system for food meat, eggs, dairy products, and fresh fruits and vegetables to flag and discourage substandard quality.

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