GOP Senators Call on Biden Administration to Investigate Chinese Apps by Aaron Pan – US Politics News

Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) have called on the Biden administration to investigate two major Chinese fashion retail apps, Temu and Shein, amid concerns over forced labor, human rights abuses, and intellectual property theft.
In a letter dated April 15 to President Joe Biden, Mr. Cotton raised concerns about Temu’s alleged unfair trade practices, intellectual property theft, and human rights abuses.
“Temu’s goods are cheap not because of fair competition, but rather because of China’s familiar combination of intellectual-property theft, government subsidies, and human rights abuses,” Mr. Cotton said.
Temu is a fast-fashion online retailer that directly ships products to customers at significantly low prices. It is owned by Chinese e-commerce giant PDD Holdings. After the app was launched in 2022, Temu has become one of the most downloaded apps in the United States….