2017年CRI Alibaba sues seller of allegedly fake cat food

 

Alibaba sues online counterfeit¹ sellers for the time in January. [Photo: sina.com.cn]

Let's check out some of the stories that have made headlines on China's corporate² front this week.

We are joined live by Doug Young, company news chief for the English edition of Caixin.

Story 1:

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is suing a Taobao merchant suspected of selling counterfeit pet food.

Alibaba is suing the counterfeiter³ for selling more than 2.6 million yuan worth of goods through Taobao.

In January this year, Alibaba sued two alleged⁴ online counterfeit sellers who were selling fake Swarovski watches for 1.4 million yuan.

That marks the first time that an Internet platform had taken a counterfeit vendor⁵ to court in China.

Story 2:

Beijing-based BAIC Motor has announced plans to launch car-sharing services here in Beijing.

This comes as part of the company's efforts to establish a nationwide platform to provide car-sharing services.

A joint⁶ venture involving SAIC Motor has already been operating in Beijing.

Following the rise in popularity of bicycle-sharing services, car-sharing is now also gaining ground in China.

Car-sharing services are now available in dozens of cities across the country, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu.

Doug Young, company news chief for the English edition of Caixin.

1 counterfeit   

vt.伪造，仿造；adj.伪造的，假冒的

参考例句：

• It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。
• The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远，实际是最近的一幅赝品。

2 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

3 counterfeiter   

n.伪造者

参考例句：

• If the illegal gains are very large the counterfeiter shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than seven years and be fined. 对于违法所得数额巨大的，处3年以上7年以下有期徒刑，并处罚金。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Judge: (asking a counterfeiter) Why do you make false money? 法官：（威严地问假币制造者）你为什么制造假币？ 来自互联网

4 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

5 vendor   

n.卖主；小贩

参考例句：

• She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste.她厌恶地望着那个前几天曾经欺骗过她的小贩。
• He must inform the vendor immediately.他必须立即通知卖方。

6 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。