Robotic Nation Evidence

I take this kind of reporting with a grain of salt. China, despite it's rapid growth is saddled with many problems in the near future. For one, they are facing the same kinds of labor shortages as everywhere else on the planet...wages are outpacing the ability to hire skilled workers. Two, thanks to their short-sighted "one child" per family policy, they may be headed toward massive social upheaval, or even civil war with more males than females laying ground for serious social problems.
 

I've been to Shenzhen several times. The illegal activities going on there are actually done out in the open, WITH THE FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT! There is an entire mall selling nothing but fake (knock-off) merchandise. It is a four story tall mega-complex with thousands of vendors.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7wS-wPrw6o

This video is the mall I went to. You can get virtually any high-end consumer brand (except for cars and boats) here.
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKVY8LLSJEw&NR=1

Here's another vid.