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SAMR announces new “Work Tips” regulating sales promotion around “6.18”

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Oh boy! The 618 shopping festival is coming.

And so is the annual flood of false advertising and ecommerce scams.

On Wednesday, China's market regulator (SAMR) issued special instructions to ecommerce platforms and local regulators on how to guard against fraudulent sales and promotional activiti...



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