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The USPS is subsidizing the Chinese with shipping into the U.S. See https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2017/11/05/how-the-usps-epacket-gives-postal-subsi

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• llboston 2y ago
  On top of that, Temu doesn't pay import tariffs. https://www.npr.org/2024/03/28/1241357550/import-tariff-loophole-helps-online-shopping-site-temu-offer-low-prices https://www.npr.org/2024/03/28/1241357550/import-tariff-loop...
  • hedora 2y ago
    They also use forced labor. I’m guessing the missing part of the article about “semi managed” explains how modern tech platforms and an innovative business model lets them undercut Amazon. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67752413 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67752413
• dawnerd 2y ago
  I thought this was scaled back? https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/418081-usps-is-done-subsidizing-chinese-package-shipping/ https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/418081-usps-is-done-subs...
• wholemodern 2y ago
  it's an outrage that USPS is subsidizing temu/shein/aliexpress to ship toxic/cancerous items from China to kids. Temu’s products, like those of its peers, harbor these toxins. In fact, Health Canada revealed that a Shein children’s jacket contained more than 20 times the allowable amount of lead for children’s products. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2854161/temu-dark-side-discount-shopping/ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2854161/temu-dark... Seoul gov't finds carcinogens in children's products from Temu, AliExpress https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-04-25/national/socialAffairs/Seoul-finds-carcinogens-in-childrens-products-from-Temu-AliExpress/2033730 https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-04-25/nationa...
• xnx 2y ago
  Could this also be interpreted as non-Temu customers are subsidizing the free/cheap shipping of Temu customers?