Taobao Taiwan shuts e-commerce site as govt orders it to re-register

Taobao Taiwan shuts e-commerce site as govt orders it to re-register

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Taobao Taiwan shut its e-commerce site on Thursday after the government ordered the firm to re-register as China-backed or leave the island in a drive to step up scrutiny of Chinese firms amid rising tension with Beijing.

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