The American Spectator
•Business
Business & Economics
70% Informative
E-commerce giant Temu thrives on rock-bottom prices, attracting millions of American shoppers looking for bargains.
Chinese sellers on Temu have discovered how to slash their shipping costs to virtually nothing by using counterfeit postage labels that trick USPS into delivering their packages for free.
The USPS , already financially strained, loses millions of dollars every year because of counterfeit labels.
Like TikTok , it represents another front in China ’s strategic competition with the U.S. , using economic infiltration as a tool for both financial and informational dominance. The question isn’t just whether Temu is a threat — it’s how long America can afford to ignore it. READE MORE from John Mac Ghlionn :.
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