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French flock to Chinese e-commerce bargains, hunt for ‘agent Taobao’ to deliver


Amid US-China trade war, TikTok accounts show users how to purchase cheap goods directly from Chinese factories to avoid pricing mark-ups and tariffs.

Amid US-China trade war, TikTok accounts show users how to purchase cheap goods directly from Chinese factories to avoid pricing mark-ups and tariffs French student Sara Leghtas was pleasantly surprised with her first purchase on Taobao, a household e-commerce name in China that she just discovered late last month. Amid heightened trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, many accounts on TikTok have been showing users how to purchase cheap goods directly from Chinese factories to avoid pricing mark-ups and tariffs.

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