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Shoddy, counterfeit goods in 40 pct China online deals: report

Xinhua, November 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

Only 58.7 percent of items in online trades were genuine or of good quality last year, a report delivered to Chinese lawmakers on Monday said.

In 2014, commerce authorities across the country received 77,800 complaints concerning online orders, a staggering increase of 356.6 percent, according to a report on the implementation of the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Consumers.

The report, heard at a plenary meeting of the NPC Standing Committee attended by top legislator Zhang Dejiang, urged tightened management on online deals.

While turnover of the country's online retail increased by 40 percent annually to 2.8 trillion yuan (442 billion U.S. dollars) last year, the manufacture and sale of shoddy or counterfeit goods has become a key concern in the sector, the report cited the Ministry of Commerce as saying.

The report urged accelerated legislation in e-commerce, improved supervision and clarification of consumers' rights and sellers' responsibilities. Endi