Chinese Counterfeit Cisco Products Because of Profit Seeking Or State Sponsored Cyber Terrorism?

After 'Cisco Raider/Operation Network Raider' about counterfeit Cisco Systems router products which originate from China, Professor Peter Navarro poses the question whether the intention was only profit seeking by unscrupulous Chinese counterfeiters, or whether these products are trojan horses that are designed to make the US defense more vulnerable to state sponsored cyberterrorism. Professor Navarro (University of California-Irvine) is the author of 'The Coming China Wars'.

Professor Navarro lashes out against China's alleged mercantilist trade practices in 2008, see here.

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Suspected Ringleader of Counterfeit Computer Network Equipment Finally Caught

In September a succesful joint operation was carried out by the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau and private security firm I-OnAsia. US$ 25 million worth of counterfeit computer network equipment (sold under international brands such as Nortel, Cisco Systems and Hewlett Packard) was seized and seven people were arrested in 10 raids carried out simultaneously across Shenzhen.

At the time the suspected ringleader, Tony Li Zhendong, got away. May 2 2, he was finally caught, after months of intensive surveillance by I-OnAsia.

A spokesperson for I-OnAsia said:
"After eight’s months tracking on the footprint of him by conducting surveillance and using technology such as GPRS technology, we and ECID [China's Economic Investigation Department] caught the right time to arrest him on the evening of 22 May 2007 in this new apartment in Shenzhen. He was then brought back to the Police Station and now detained for further enquiries and prosecution."

In the South China Morning Post of May 26th, Martin Wong and Nick Gentle report about the events. Read their article here.

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