To track the global surge in fake goods, The Dispatch sent a reporter and photographer to China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand this summer for a rare look inside the counterfeit trade. Knockoff goods made in Asia easily find their way to central Ohio shops as well as purse parties and Internet auctions.

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