The Week in China: iPad Madness, Linsanity, Coke and more

"Linsanity" the hottest shanzhai in China and factories work overtime knocking off the Knick. The report is all in Chinese so to translate: "This stuff is ALL fake."

And as Apple reveals its 3rd generation iPad today, in iPad trademark news, Apple may have scored a break as lawsuit grinds to halt with Chinese opponent Proview facing bankruptcy liquidation. Airfreight companies are bracing for iPad 3 shipments from China, while China Mobile boasts 15 million iPhone customers — even though it can't legally sell the iPhone in China, which has passed one billion mobile phone benchmark. Apple's standoff with copyright infringement and Chinese writers, meanwhile, continues.

Victoria's Secret fashion gets knocked off in Chengdu.

The latest luxury automaker to turn to China: Bentley sales rise 66 percent in China.

DDB makes Shanghai its global creative center.

Lacoste Year of the Dragon sneakers are gold (really).

The hottest new career for foreigner employment in China: White Guy in a Suit.

In next three years, luxury bagmaker Coach wants China to become its biggest market. Aiming for sales of $500 million by 2014.

For a few sweet hours, China experienced the Internet without the "Great Firewall."

China's premier's stirring call to action: "We need to buy more stuff."

Toyota: We will sell one million "clean" cars in China in 2012.

Behind the $890-per-pack gold cigarette brand driving China's Internet users crazy.

China smartphone brand ZTE releases super thin quad-core handset.

Abandoned BMW becomes viral hit.

The only people using Google+? The Chinese netizens occupying President Obama's page.

With Olympics on the way, Coca-Cola teams with swimming star Sun Yang.

Uh oh. The human cost of an iPhone. (via)

A karaoke PSA for HIV/AIDS awareness.

From the Dept. of They're Just Like Us: Chinese consumers snap up SUVs like it's 1999.

Conan O'Brien is the latest American brand to have a Chinese knock-off.

And (in a meta move) Da Peng responds to Conan O'Brien responding to Da Peng. (via)