2024-08-31 22:00:00
‘We process waste from China’ – Retailers battle Temu and Shein
The Federal Council wants more free trade with China and online shopping should become easier. But Swiss retailers have protested against dumping competition.
Providers such as Temu deliver anywhere from thousands to hundreds of thousands of packages to Switzerland every day – depending on the origin. They use subterfuge to evade taxes, prices and environmental regulations.
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The United States and the European Union are distancing themselves from China, but Switzerland is not. It was the first European country to do so a decade ago. Signed a free trade agreement with China, Now it wants to work even more closely with the People’s Republic of China. The Federal Council plans to modernize the free trade agreement, which means: more trade, fewer restrictions. Parliament is also expected to give its approval: the first commission gave its approval this week, but without the reservation that human rights and environmental protection should be included in the new agreement. China will object.
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