Chinese ecommerce Web sites AliExpress and WeChat have been added to the US government's latest “notorious markets” list. But is their inclusion warranted? Image credit: Shutterstock Is the US ‘Notorious Markets’ list anti-China?
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Chinese ecommerce Web sites AliExpress and WeChat have been added to the US government's latest “notorious markets” list. But is their inclusion warranted? 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