“If the People Do Not Raise the Issue, the Officials Will Not Investigate”: Moral Citizenship among China’s Fake-Fighters

Are China’s fake-fighters (打假, dajia ) heroic consumer activists or morally dubious profit-seekers? Do they make the marketplace safer for ordinary consumers by using the law to “fight” fake, dangerous and falsely advertised goods, or benefit only themselves through the exploitation of legal loophol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erika Kuever
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1868102619877325