back to article Alibaba-aligned e-commerce outfit Taobao quits Taiwan

Alibaba-aligned e-commerce operator Taobao will quit Taiwan. Amazon’s Alexa internet analytics service rates Taobao as the world’s eight-busiest website – four spots above Amazon.com itself. Taobao’s Taiwanese site is less popular, but its mere existence demonstrated Alibaba’s intent to expand the brand’s footprint. Taiwan …

  1. martynhare

    Taiwan is the real China..

    It’s the only province which didn’t succumb to Mao and is therefore the only real remnant of China which remains. Anything we can do to help the real China, we should do.

    Besides, they have cool ideas like “anarchical conservatism” where they allow citizens and the opposition to push changes through in the same way the ruling government does. This allows everyone to have faith that things will get done when politicians claim they will be.

    Taiwan is awesome.

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