New York Times::
Videos on Tiktok, Instagram and other applications urging American consumers to buy directly in Chinese factories increase in popularity, paying millions of views– Videos on the application of social media, shot in factories in China, urge viewers to buy luxury products directly, because prices increase prices.
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