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How Amazon Rival Temu Got Sucked Into Trump’s Trade War

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, will closing a near century-old trade loophole in the US mean the end of cheap hauls from Temu and Shein?

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By K Oanh Ha, Yang Yang, Naomi Ng, and Jessica Beck

February 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM UTC

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February 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM UTC

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Since its US launch in 2022, Chinese marketplace Temu has rapidly risen to become America’s biggest e-commerce platform after Amazon, thanks to ultra-low prices on almost every product imaginable.