Fate of ‘Made in China, sold on Amazon’ products in doubt as fake review crackdown continues


By Iris DengTracy Qu

Since early May, product listings from some of the biggest Chinese electronic gadget vendors have vanished from Amazon’s online marketplace. The share of China-based sellers on Amazon’s US site has surged to 63% this year. — Amazon

When Andy Zhang, a merchant from eastern China’s Zhejiang province, started selling shower heads on Amazon.com earlier this year, he vowed to follow all of the US e-commerce giant’s rules.

Still, Zhang says it is hard to abide by one specific rule: real reviews only. Zhang understands the risk of not following the rule, but believes it is the only way to jump-start overseas sales for his online store.

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