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A topic that went viral on China’s Weibo in recent weeks concerned a number of online shoppers who bought Gucci belts from Vipshop on its Weibo platform. The belts were priced at RMB 2549 ($360). Except they weren’t, allegedly, Gucci — and were identified as fakes by Dewu, another shopping platform.