Pinduoduo (Mobile App)

Trump’s Tariff on Cheap Chinese Imports Will Cost Big Tech Billions

For Meta, Alphabet and other platforms, the elimination of the tariff exemption for inexpensive goods is already cutting into advertising revenue.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Mike Isaac

Amazon.com Inc China Consumer Behavior Discount Selling E-Commerce Economic Conditions and Trends JD.com Pinduoduo (Mobile App) Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Shopping and Retail Taobao Temu (Website)

How E-Commerce Is Making China’s Deflation Worse

The push by Pinduoduo to lower prices has helped it become one of China’s fastest-growing e-commerce apps, and epitomizes a broader force plaguing the economy.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu

China Computers and the Internet Discount Selling Douyin (ByteDance) E-Commerce Google Inc Media Mobile Applications Mobile Commerce and Payments Pinduoduo (Mobile App) Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Search Engines Social Media Temu (Website) Tencent Holdings Ltd United States WeChat (Mobile App)

China’s Pinduoduo Has Reshaped Discount Shopping

Pinduoduo appeals to people seeking deals and “downgraded spending,” as consumer purchasing in China has slowed recently amid economic rockiness.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu

Advertising and Marketing China Computer and Video Games Computers and the Internet E-Commerce Economic Conditions and Trends Facebook Inc Foreign Investments Google Inc Instant Messaging International Relations Mobile Applications Pinduoduo (Mobile App) Search Engines Shein (Fashion Label) Singapore Social Media Start-ups Temu (Website) United States United States International Relations

Big American Tech Profits From Chinese Ad Spending Spree

Temu, Shein, and streaming and gaming apps looking to break into the U.S. market are spending huge sums to get their wares in front of American consumers.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Mike Isaac