China's crackdown turns a harsh spotlight on livestream retail boom

China's crackdown turns a harsh spotlight on livestream retail boom

Shanghai, China. Photo from Pixabay.

China‘s ‘common prosperity’ crackdown has turned a harsh spotlight on the country’s massive livestream e-commerce business – underlining the fragility of a surging sales channel that some of the world’s biggest brands have come to rely on.

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