In the age of the smartphone, calculators are no longer as ubiquitous as they once were. This didn't stop a Guangdong counterfeiting ring from producing over 80,000 fake Casio and Citizen calculators in 2013, instigating a massive police bust where over 100 suspects were arrested. 

In June 2013 the Hong Kong Department of Health urged locals to avoid a Shenzhen-produced oral tablet named Vitamin C Yin Qiao Pian, which is normally used to cure fevers and colds. A knock-off version of the drug had found its way into Hong Kong and contained banned ingredients known for dangerous side effects, including the development of cancer. 

An entire "street of fakes" popped up in the southern mainland city Wuxi in 2014, featuring placeholder signs with modified names of well-known international brands. The most eye-catching sign, which quickly went viral online for its unconventional name, was "Sffcccks Coffee".

Coming once again from Shenzhen, cheap iWatch clones hit the market right ahead of Apple's official smartwatch release in April 2015. Many of the lookalikes were made by Zeaplus and Zhimeide, two mainland companies specialising in Android-based wristwear. 

A ring of counterfeiters were doing big business last month until local authorities seized 20,000 tones of industrial grade salt that was being sold as regular table salt throughout Beijing, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hebei and Tianjin. Over twenty suspects were arrested. 

Even blood cannot escape Chinese counterfeiting! In early July, Shaanxi authorities discovered that a man was adding formaldehyde to barrels of congealed blood and selling the mixture as a gourmet delicacy. Traditionally, congealed duck blood is consumed all across China, but the culprit used cheaper cow and sheep's blood instead of the real deal. 

In late July, American basketball superstar Michael Jordan lost a case against Qiaodan Sports, a Chinese company that produces goods featuring the image of a jumping basketball player - heavily reminiscent of the logo used by Jordan on his Nike Air Jordan sneakers.

A man in Wuhan, Hubei province, took the phrase "take the law into your own hands" one step too far when he turned his home into a fake police station, where scammed money from people in trouble. The house came complete with an "interrogation room" and law enforcement gear like uniforms, stun guns and handcuffs. His ruse unravelled when a disgruntled ex-girlfriend reported him to the real police.

Most recently, synthetic marijuana imported to the United States from China has caused a ruckus with American health officials. While the drug resembles real pot, it has been known to deliver a lethal high from chemical compounds that can also cause panic attacks and psychotic hallucinations. 

A fake Apple Store was discovered to be operating in Kunming in 2011 - a store so flawlessly Apple-like, as a Reuters report described it, that even its employees believed it was the real deal. The shop was brought to the world's attention by an American blogger living in the Chinese city. It had all the details - the logo, wooden tables and cheery staff. What gave it away, however, were the substandard furnishings (upon closer inspection) and the spelling mistake in the shop's sign: "Apple Stoer." Chinese authorities eventually found 22 fake Apple shops operating in the city and shut them all down.