China Shuts Down Fake Apple Stores, but Not Because They're Fake

They didn't have proper business permits

Last week, an American blogger living in the China reported having stumbled upon three phony Apple stores in her hometown of Kunming. Now, Chinese officials have ordered some of the stores to close—but not for the reason you’d think.

Of the five Apple stores found, only two of them were told to shut down. The stores aren’t being forced to close because of piracy or copyright concerns but because they didn’t have an official business permit, reported Reuters.

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