The United States Government estimates that global companies lose more than $60 billion due to counterfeiting and piracy in China.
Source: Bloomberg, “ U.S., EU Pledge to Fight Counterfeit Goods From China, Russia,” Bloomberg.com, June 19, 2006, (accessed: June 20, 2006).

Source: AFP, “Wildlife smuggling in Asia still a roaring trade,” Yahoo News, June 3, 2007.

Cathryn Atkinson, “Bear Detecttion Kits tested against smuggling,” The Globe and Mail, July 6, 2007.

Children between the ages of 13 to 15 were rescued in China after authorities found then working in factories after they were kidnapped and forced to work.
From the International Herald Tribune:
China said Wednesday that it was investigating whether hundreds or perhaps thousands of children from poor areas in the southwest part of the country had [...]

The Untied States Trade Representive is accusing China and Russia of flooding the global marketplace with counterfeit and pirated goods
From AFP:
The United States on Friday named China and Russia as among the worst protectors of intellectual property rights, flooding global trade with counterfeit items such as DVDs, designer bags, medicines and software.
In an annual report [...]

Authorities in China are cleaning up Beijing in preparation for the Olympics in August.
From the New York Times:
The government wants to present a blemish-free image of Beijing for the Olympics. Police officers have cleared away street beggars and closed down shops selling pirated DVDs, while also forcing some migrant workers to go back to the [...]

The US content industry (movie, music, software and book industries) has estimated that its companies had lost $2.2 billion in potential business in China due to piracy in 2006.

In the United States, 81 percent of counterfeit goods seized by the Custom Department in Fiscal Year 2006 was produced in China.
Source: Associated Press, ” Counterfeit consumer goods could present health and safety risks,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 12, 2007.

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).