China 's Taobao online store has been listed on the US Trade Regulation ’s ( USTR ) blacklist for the third year in a row due to sales of fake goods and intellectual property theft . The USTR praised Alibaba 's efforts to reduce the numbers of " shanzhai " products , but said small and medium firms were still in high instances . Alibaba refuted the USTR 's findings and said its practices were considered " best - in - class " by industry associations , companies and brands , both in the US and globally .
Alibaba's Taobao online marketplace has been listed on the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) blacklist for the third year in a row due to sales of fake goods and intellectual property theft. The USTR noted Alibaba's attempts to reduce the numbers of "shanzhai" products, but said small and medium firms were still reporting high instances. Alibaba refuted the USTR's findings and said its practices were considered "best-in-class" by industry associations, SMEs and brands, both in the US and globally.