China's biggest knockoff?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="knockoff">knockoff</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: “<span word="Why">Why</span> ‘<span word="state">state</span> <span word="capitalism">capitalism</span>’ <span word="is">is</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="knockoff">knockoff</span>” (<span word="Enter">Enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Cassidy">Cassidy</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="December">December</span> 10, 2010).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Knockoff">Knockoff</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="colloquialism">colloquialism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="counterfeit">counterfeit</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="product">product</span>.</p><p><span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="permission">permission</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="violations">violations</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knockoff">knockoff</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="appealing">appealing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="customer">customer</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="Rolex">Rolex</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="worn">worn</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="brand">brand</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="counterfeit">counterfeit</span> <span word="Rolex">Rolex</span> <span word="for">for</span> 100 <span word="kuai">kuai</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="bargaining">bargaining</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="key">key</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> 500 <span word="kuai">kuai</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bargaining">bargaining</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> 100 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> (<span word="reduced">reduced</span>) 400 <span word="kuai">kuai</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="price">price</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> “<span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="off">off</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="verbal">verbal</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>.</p><p><span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="state">state</span> <span word="capitalism">capitalism</span>”.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span> <span word="piece">piece</span>, <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Cassidy">Cassidy</span> <span word="argues">argues</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="state">state</span> <span word="capitalism">capitalism</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>. <span word="Far">Far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="copied">copied</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="vendors">vendors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rolex">Rolex</span> <span word="watches">watches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="Fujian">Fujian</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shoemakers">shoemakers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="churned">churned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="NKIE">NKIE</span> (<span word="people">people</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="mistaking">mistaking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="NIKE">NIKE</span>) <span word="sneakers">sneakers</span>.</p>
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