# a chinese economist in Seattle

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chinese-economist-in-seattle/151770>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 31, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chinese-economist-in-seattle/151770 "2003-01-31T01:17:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![whisky\_coke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/977dab/32.png) [@whisky\_coke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whisky_coke)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chinese-economist-in-seattle/151770/1 "2003-01-31T01:17:28Z")

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[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/links/chinese\_art/](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/links/chinese_art/)

It has become a story that is hot off the press in Hong Kong. What is the viewpoint of people in Seattle on this event ???

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**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chinese-economist-in-seattle/151770/2 "2003-01-31T04:13:17Z")

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Well, I hadn’t heard of this. It seems like the Cheungs were taking really stupid risks. If you want to get rich selling fake art, at least limit yourself to selling _realistic_ fakes, fer chrissakes. I confess that I wouldn’t know the difference, but judging from the article comparing the inspiration vase to the knockoff, you’d think that anybody with a true grasp of Chinese antiquities would have had no difficulty detecting the ruse.

As for the disgraced former professor’s hair… let’s just say that that doesn’t look genuine, either. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chinese-economist-in-seattle/151770/3 "2003-01-31T08:24:05Z")

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This is more of an MPSIMS thing than GQ, so I’ll move this thread over there.

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**Author:** ![Urban\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Urban\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urban_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chinese-economist-in-seattle/151770/4 "2003-01-31T11:10:50Z")

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Cheung insists that he doesn’t sell counterfeits. The vase that’s supposedly fake has been tempered with - re-fired - he countered.

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**Author:** ![whisky\_coke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/977dab/32.png) [@whisky\_coke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whisky_coke)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chinese-economist-in-seattle/151770/5 "2003-01-31T12:24:08Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Urban Ranger \*  
> \*\*Cheung insists that he doesn’t sell counterfeits. The vase that’s supposedly fake has been tempered with - re-fired - he countered. \*\*

That’s absolutely possible. Cheung seems to think that it is a political event.

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**Author:** ![whisky\_coke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/977dab/32.png) [@whisky\_coke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whisky_coke)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chinese-economist-in-seattle/151770/6 "2003-01-31T12:26:40Z")

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> \*Originally posted by The Scrivener \*  
> \*\*Well, I hadn’t heard of this…
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> As for the disgraced former professor’s hair… let’s just say that that doesn’t look genuine, either. :rolleyes: \*\*

I think his hair is genuine. 🙂

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**Author:** ![whisky\_coke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/977dab/32.png) [@whisky\_coke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whisky_coke)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chinese-economist-in-seattle/151770/7 "2003-01-31T12:27:52Z")

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> \*Originally posted by bibliophage \*  
> \*\*This is more of an MPSIMS thing than GQ, so I’ll move this thread over there. \*\*

Thanks. 🙂