[kranskregyan]

Knocking off work... Entire city's shops shut in China after traders hear rumour of planned crackdown on counterfeit products

By Sara Malm


An entire city in China has literally shut up shop as nearly all of its stores close after it was falsely reported that officials were planning a clampdown on the sale of counterfeit products.even the food


Officials in Shenyang city are now begging store owners to reopen after 95 per cent of shops remain closed.
The online rumour sparked fears that the local council needed to get more revenue and had ordered taxmen to come down hard on shop owners.

A woman walks down a street of abandoned shops in Shenyang where inhabitants now struggle to find places to buy food



After nearly all of the city's stores closed due to a false online rumour officials are now begging for owners to re-open

But local officials have denied the story and appealed for store owners to reopen after they were flooded with complaints from residents who could no longer find shops open.



A news release on Shenyang's media bureau said: ‘Recently some small businesses closed their doors after hearing unfounded rumours.
‘This has caused many problems and we can only reiterate that these rumours are false - and there are no raids being planned.’
‘Relevant authorities have neither carried out dedicated campaigns nor imposed heavy fines.’

The closure has crippled the population leaving them with nowhere to purchase everyday goods and food after terrified shop-owners closed for business



Officials used local media to refute the claims of a crackdown on counterfeit products and assured the population of Shenyang that no raids or heavy fines were planned



The population has taken to social media to complain about their situation posting angry comments about the lack of places to shop

The Southern Metropolis Daily said shop closures had started on 13 July and spread from there as more rumours spread about the supposed fines.
Shopkeepers questioned by local media said they would rather close their doors than lose money.
Residents in Shenyang have posted tens of thousands of angry entries on Chinese microblog Sina Weibo as well as photos of closed shops.
‘Went out for lunch at noon, all supermarkets and restaurants were closed! How will we survive?’ one user complained.
‘Shenyang is now a dead city. A city with no life and no happiness,’ complained another who said she had failed to find anywhere selling rice for five days.

One user of Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo called Shenyang a dead city with no life or happiness and said she had failed to find anywhere selling rice for five days


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[Atmotteenrift]

If we could only figure out how to get Washington, D.C. to do the same thing!

[VemyhemiHef]

Wow, that is incredible. What amazing cohesion in that community! Imagine what we could do if we could all agree to fight the man for a day. Granted, they were hiding from the man, but still.

[kranskregyan]

what gets me is that the the food stalls are shut , plus its a bit obvious if they are all shut ....hahahah