Fake lawyers, scientists, chefs and punters : meet the ‘white monkeys’ paid to make Chinese (…)

16 mai 2026 | Elaine Chong
A foreign face is often thought to add prestige to a product or business – what’s behind this unregulated economy? Piers had been in China for all of two days in 2009 when he was used as a “white monkey” for the first time. He had travelled to a village in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, to attend a (…)
 Site référencé:  The Guardian (China)

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