--Three large Chinese language weblog sites hosting thousands of users have shut down in the past week, citing illegal content posted by users; the Chinese and English blogworld is abuzz. In the comments on CNBlog, a user suggests that it has something to do with "3.15"; this may be because this year's session of the National People's Congress is set to end on the 14th of March. ##The Real Deal Beijing Fashion, Mao And Then — Style-conscious entrepreneurs in post-WTO China bring hip U.S. brands to the masses: He grabbed the shoe box and found the factory that was producing the shoes in southern China. After contacting the local management, Li contracted to buy the factory's irregular and extra shoes and began marketing them to Chinese boutique owners and wholesalers for a fraction of what they would be worth in the United States. "Most factories make about 2,000 extras, just in case there are some irregulars, or mistakes in design, and they don't just want to throw them away, so I get those," he says. Confirming my hypothesis that "fake" goods can be as authentic as the real deal.