Shenzhen tells local ‘made in China, sold on Amazon’ vendors it will stay neutral in their disputes with the US e-commerce giant

The Shenzhen government said it will not intervene in disputes between Chinese online merchants and Amazon. The US e-commerce giant’s crackdown on fraudulent reviews and other violations on its platform has affected thousands of Chinese merchants. — SCMP

The government of Shenzhen, the southern Chinese tech hub where many cross-border online merchants are based, told the local “made in China, sold on Amazon” community that it will not intervene in their disputes with the US e-commerce giant, according to sources briefed about the decision.

An official from Shenzhen’s Commerce Bureau declared the government’s resolve to remain “neutral” in disputes with Amazon.com at a meeting with merchants last Friday, turning down requests that the city back these vendors’ legal actions against the US company, according to the sources who declined to be named because the discussions were private.