China Busts Massive Fake Liquor Syndicate, Seizes 20,000 Boxes Worth 1.2 Billion
Chinese market regulators and police dismantled a massive fake liquor ring, seizing nearly 20,000 boxes of counterfeit premium baijiu like Wuliangye. The fraud amounted to 260 million RMB.
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- 📰 Published: April 19, 2026 at 18:12
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(CNA Reporter, Taipei, 19th) China's market supervision authorities and police recently joined forces to bust a massive fake liquor syndicate, seizing nearly 20,000 boxes of counterfeit and inferior liquor imitating brands like Wuliangye, Jiannanchun, and Luzhou Laojiao. The amount involved in the case reached up to 260 million RMB (about 1.2 billion NTD), and 22 people were involved, 11 of whom have been detained.
China's State Administration for Market Regulation announced today through its WeChat public account "Shi Shuo Xin Yu" that under the administration's unified coordination, market supervision departments and police in Shanxi and Sichuan provinces conducted a joint operation to uncover an extraordinarily large illegal criminal network producing and selling trademark-infringing and counterfeit baijiu.
The administration stated that this operation cracked down on 7 locations used for the production, concealment, packaging, trademark printing, and mailing of related illegal baijiu in the Luliang and Taiyuan areas of Shanxi Province, as well as 1 online live broadcast sales point. Consequently, nearly 20,000 boxes of counterfeit baijiu, over 700,000 counterfeit packaging materials, 14 pieces of counterfeiting equipment, and 41 large liquor storage tanks were seized.
The State Administration for Market Regulation mentioned that up to now, it has been ascertained that the amount involved in this case is as high as 260 million RMB. The police summoned 22 people for this reason, 11 of whom were subjected to compulsory measures, and 2 of those 11 have been handed over to prosecutors for investigation.
The administration stated that investigations revealed that a couple surnamed Zhao, the actual operators of Shanxi "Wenzhong E-commerce Co., Ltd.," engaged in liquor sales online. To obtain higher profits, they found the legal representative surnamed Pei of "Fenxiang Brewing Co., Ltd." in Luliang City, asking him to produce fake baijiu imitating brands like Jiannanchun and Wuliangye for online sales.
Subsequently, Pei commissioned the person in charge of "Wuhouxiang Liquor Co., Ltd." in Luliang City, which is not qualified to produce baijiu, to mix edible alcohol and food additives to create fake liquor. They then passed it off as "Wuliangye," "Jiannanchun," and "Sichuan Luzhou Laojiao Tequ" to supply to the Zhao couple for external sales.
The State Administration for Market Regulation said that in addition to infringing on others' registered trademarks, the above-mentioned products also carried fake production dates to pass them off as aged liquor. They even claimed they were produced in the 1980s and 1990s, falsely stating on online platforms that they were "aged liquor stored for decades" to raise their value. (Editor: Chiu Kuo-chiang / Hsieh I-hsuan) 1150419
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(CNA Reporter, Taipei, 19th) China's market supervision authorities and police recently joined forces to bust a massive fake liquor syndicate, seizing nearly 20,000 boxes of counterfeit and inferior liquor imitating brands like Wuliangye, Jiannanchun, and Luzhou Laojiao. The amount involved in the case reached up to 260 million RMB (about 1.2 billion NTD), and 22 people were involved, 11 of whom have been detained.
China's State Administration for Market Regulation announced today through its WeChat public account "Shi Shuo Xin Yu" that under the administration's unified coordination, market supervision departments and police in Shanxi and Sichuan provinces conducted a joint operation to uncover an extraordinarily large illegal criminal network producing and selling trademark-infringing and counterfeit baijiu.
The administration stated that this operation cracked down on 7 locations used for the production, concealment, packaging, trademark printing, and mailing of related illegal baijiu in the Luliang and Taiyuan areas of Shanxi Province, as well as 1 online live broadcast sales point. Consequently, nearly 20,000 boxes of counterfeit baijiu, over 700,000 counterfeit packaging materials, 14 pieces of counterfeiting equipment, and 41 large liquor storage tanks were seized.
The State Administration for Market Regulation mentioned that up to now, it has been ascertained that the amount involved in this case is as high as 260 million RMB. The police summoned 22 people for this reason, 11 of whom were subjected to compulsory measures, and 2 of those 11 have been handed over to prosecutors for investigation.
The administration stated that investigations revealed that a couple surnamed Zhao, the actual operators of Shanxi "Wenzhong E-commerce Co., Ltd.," engaged in liquor sales online. To obtain higher profits, they found the legal representative surnamed Pei of "Fenxiang Brewing Co., Ltd." in Luliang City, asking him to produce fake baijiu imitating brands like Jiannanchun and Wuliangye for online sales.
Subsequently, Pei commissioned the person in charge of "Wuhouxiang Liquor Co., Ltd." in Luliang City, which is not qualified to produce baijiu, to mix edible alcohol and food additives to create fake liquor. They then passed it off as "Wuliangye," "Jiannanchun," and "Sichuan Luzhou Laojiao Tequ" to supply to the Zhao couple for external sales.
The State Administration for Market Regulation said that in addition to infringing on others' registered trademarks, the above-mentioned products also carried fake production dates to pass them off as aged liquor. They even claimed they were produced in the 1980s and 1990s, falsely stating on online platforms that they were "aged liquor stored for decades" to raise their value. (Editor: Chiu Kuo-chiang / Hsieh I-hsuan) 1150419
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