In 2023, China's top overseas e-commerce platforms, dubbed the "Four Little Dragons" (Temu, SHEIN, AliExpress, and TikTok Shop), have made significant global strides. These platforms accounted for over one-third of China’s cross-border e-commerce GMV, impacting markets with low-priced goods and shifting logistics and trade models. Compliance and regulatory challenges are major hurdles, with focus on intellectual property, tariffs, and geopolitical tensions shaping the strategies of these Chinese firms.

The e-commerce giant’s international unit AliExpress has partnered with the English soccer star as part of a campaign for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 soccer tournament

AIDC, responsible for global businesses, is considered Alibaba’s most promising segment, despite stiff competition from fast-rising upstarts

With Ma pulling further back from the reins of his e-commerce empire after ceding control of Ant Group, all eyes are watching to see if relations with the government can be patched up

In its annual compilation of the worst intellectual-property abusers, the USTR accuses the messaging platform and the online marketplace of facilitating counterfeiting and piracy

E-commerce companies have set up overseas warehouses, diversified into other markets to cushion the hit