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US Adds Chinese E-Commerce Sites Operated by Tencent, Alibaba to ‘Notorious Markets’ List

US Adds Chinese E-Commerce Sites Operated by Tencent, Alibaba to ‘Notorious Markets’ List
As the largest telecom app in China, Tencent’s WeChat controlled the news source for overseas Chinese, made them listen to and watch the CCP’s content and do what the CCP wish. RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP/Getty Images
Michael Washburn
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In its newly released 2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy, or Notorious Markets List for short, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) highlights the prevalence of China-based markets in trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy. The review emphasizes that the growth of online commerce has greatly extended the reach of counterfeit manufacturers and sellers and has limited the effectiveness of raids in curtailing the illegal trade.

The review cites as serious violators such Chinese-based platforms as WeChat and AliExpress, which it describes as having facilitated trademark counterfeiting, as well as Pinduoduo, DHGate, Baidu Wangpan, and Taobao, which the report charges with having manufactured and sold counterfeit goods. WeChat and AliExpress are run by Chinese internet giants Tencent and Alibaba respectively.

Michael Washburn
Michael Washburn
Reporter
Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
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