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> Chinese e-commerce sites like Taobao and AliExpress no longer sell them to customers in Hong Kong Impressive coordination of public & private bureaucracies
by abbracadabbra 7y ago
> Chinese e-commerce sites like Taobao and AliExpress no longer sell them to customers in Hong Kong
Impressive coordination of public & private bureaucracies
- igammarays 7y agoMaybe because they’re one and the same?
- lvturner 7y agoA cursory glance indicates I am perfectly able to buy an umbrella from Ali express in Hong Kong - didn't go all the way through the purchase however. I do somewhat question the reliability of the source in this instance.
- milquetoastaf 7y ago>didn't go all the way through the purchase however So you didn't actually buy it? lol. reread what you wrote
- jellicle 7y agoSome more information on the subject: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-18/china-e-commerce-sites-block-sales-of-protest-gear-to-hong-kong https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-18/china-e-c... https://bitterwinter.org/bans-on-shipment-of-goods-imposed-to-curb-protests/ https://bitterwinter.org/bans-on-shipment-of-goods-imposed-t...
- dear 7y agoImpressive coordination of public bureaucracies & state owned enterprises.
- __m 7y agoNot really, it's more impressive to block whole countries (not just your own) to do business with Iran for example.