I have a friend who travels to china several times a year. He buys antiques and ceramics. Basically it’s who you know and how much you want to spend. He has had some danish modern style furniture reproduced that is amazing. He was shopping hand made quality and not a cheap price.
Ironically his Chinese contacts took him to Viet Nam where the pieces were made. It’s all business to them. When the Asians saw what he sold the furniture they raised the price.
This was not a “fake” type thing. He sold them as reproductions from Asia.
It’s capitalism. Money talks and bullshit walks.