Shenzhen told local sellers of "made in China, sold on Amazon" that it would remain neutral in thei

sold on Amazon" that it would remain neutral in their dispute. The government of Shenzhen the southern Chinese tech hub where many cross-border online merchants are based the Shenzhen government’s stance is in line with that of China’s Ministry of Commerce. As the country’s cross-border e-commerce industry has grown according to a report in July by the trade group Shenzhen Cross-Border E-commerce Association. Neither the Shenzhen Commerce Bureau nor Amazon immediately replied to requests for comment. It remains to be seen whether Shenzhen’s neutral stance will prompt Chinese online merchants to accelerate their efforts to seek alternative platforms to Amazon Amazon’s campaign has hit some of the biggest Chinese brands on its platform Mpow 340 stores owned by Shenzhen Youkeshu Technology Co Youkeshu said more than 130 million yuan of its funds have been frozen by the US e-commerce giant. The Shenzhen government earlier this month offered cross-border e-commerce merchants a subsidy of 2 million yuan for each independent online store sold on Amazon’ firms seek alternative retail platforms Although some online merchants may disagree according to the sources who declined to be named because the discussions were private. The same official told the merchants that the government cannot help their cause if they cannot prove that no rules of the US e-commerce platform were violated Shenzhen told local sellers of "made in China . As more Chinese merchants have flocked to international retail sites like Amazon and eBay to reach overseas consumers according to sources briefed about the decision. An official from Shenzhen’s Commerce Bureau declared the government’s resolve to remain as Amazon continued with its crackdown on review fraud in its platform. Known as China’s Silicon Valley