Amazon Suspends Chinese Merchants for Falsifying Customer Reviews

A picture shows the Amazon logo at the entrance of the Amazon logistics center in Amiens, northern France, on July 23, 2019. Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images

In recent months, Amazon has been shutting down numerous Chinese e-commerce accounts for non-compliant operations. Cindy Tai, vice president of Amazon global and head of Amazon global store Asia Pacific region, confirmed at a recent event in Hangzhou that during the past six months they had suspended the sales rights of 600 Chinese brands affecting nearly 3,000 merchant accounts, including some best-selling brands.

According to the Shenzhen Cross-Border E-Commerce Association, these unilateral sanctions caused an estimated loss of more than 100 billion yuan (over $15 billion) to China’s online retail industry.

Deep Discounts for Fake Reviews

Robert and Mandy Liu, a couple currently residing in Los Angeles, have been running their Amazon store for two years achieving revenues of over $1 million dollars. When interviewed by The Epoch Times, they said Amazon was blocking the accounts of Chinese sellers for repeatedly falsifying product reviews. This lapse in integrity was a serious violation of Amazon’s policies.