US puts Alibabaâs Taobao on blacklist for 2nd year in a row
The US Trade Representative office has included Alibaba's online marketplace Taobao on its list of "Notorious Markets" for selling fake products. The agency acknowledged the steps Alibaba has taken to remove fake products but said the prevalence of infringing listings and sales remained a challenge. Taobao was kept off the list from 2012 to 2015 but was included in 2016.