Literary Agents in China: WTF?

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2013-03/02/content_16268607.htm

Via the Complete Review:

In China Daily Mei Jia offers an appropriately muddled and confused article claiming Literary agents open new chapter in China. There's Nobel laureate Mo Yan announcing that: "his daughter Guan Xiaoxiao has full rights to represent him in copyright talks and any other negotiations on cooperation" -- though maybe that doesn't extend globally, as Andrew Wylie still lists him as a client... Then there's: 

Chen Liming, president of Beijing Genuine and Profound Culture
Development Corp, who has been offering literary agent-like
services to top Chinese writers including Mo and Mai Jia, known
for his spy and detective novels.

(Personally, I think representation by them is worth it just for the name alone -- who could ask for more than: 'Genuine and Profound Culture Development' from their representative ?) Of course Chen does have a problem:

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Well, Mai Jia has also signed up with Aitken Alexander Associates in London, who represent him in English.

Brian Holton, March 11, 2013, 2:04p.m.

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