Some corporate media outlets did not mention the concerning labor practices of popular Chinese online retailers such as Temu and Shein while covering how President Donald Trump’s recently-implemented tariffs against China targeted a tax loophole often used by the two retailers.
The president announced on Saturday that he was implementing a 10% tariff on imports from China, as well as 25% tariffs against Canada and Mexico, in an attempt to stifle the flow of illegal immigration and illicit drug trafficking from the three countries. The tariff against China also closes a “de minimis” exemption, or a tax loophole that allowed exporters to ship packages worth less than $800 per person, per day, into the U.S. duty free, often used by major Chinese online retailers.
Several recent reports on the impact of the tariffs left out the fact that both Temu and Shein have been accused of…
