Cross-Straits fakes bedevil Xiamen's Gulangyu Island

Tourists need to sharpen their vigilance when buying Taiwan products on Gulangyu Island in Xiamen because many of the items are counterfeit, said Zeng Qingguang, a senior officer in the Siming district administration of industry and commerce in Xiamen.

The fake goods are mostly cigarettes, mobile phones and watches, he noted. A few are clothes and jewelry.

Some of the cigarettes are labeled "Taiwan well-known brands", but Zeng, who has visited the island across the Straits, has never found them in Taiwan markets.