China's Fast Fashion Sparks Tensions Worldwide
Cheap clothes, expensive fights
When India and China collided in the Himalayas in 2020, the Indian government retaliated unconventionally. As New Delhi and Beijing rushed thousands of soldiers to the border, leading to the worst border standoff between the two Asian neighbors in over forty years, India went after China’s digital underbelly.
The Indian government launched a “tech war” against China.
India banned dozens of Chinese apps like TikTok, WeChat, and Weibo and phased out giants like Huawei and ZTE from state projects. In all the chaos, an app called “Shein,” which was slowly gaining traction around the world, was also banned in the Indian market.
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