U.S. Trade Representative’s Office Raises Concern Over Alibaba’s Taobao

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said it is growing concerned about recent allegations of counterfeiting and digital piracy on Alibaba’s consumer-to-consumer platform Taobao but the agency declined to re-list the online marketplace on its annual “Notorious Markets” report released Thursday. U.S. trade officials outlined the new developments in the report, including scrutiny from Chinese regulators, which could potentially affect Taobao’s standing. The U.S. removed Taobao from its report in 2012. “USTR is concerned about these developments but does not re-list Taobao at this time,” the agency said in the report. “USTR encourages the company to continue working with all stakeholders to address ongoing complaints [and] will continue to monitor the situation.”

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