A group of 21 Republican state attorneys general letter It has requested Chinese online retailer Temu and its parent company PDD Holdings, Inc. provide information about the company’s business practices and ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
The group, led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, questioned whether the company was “illegally selling products made with forced labor in areas of China where the Chinese Communist Party is committing genocide,” and noted that PDD Holdings has “credibly been accused” of ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
“Tem’s business practices and apparent ties to the Chinese Communist Party are of serious concern.”
The letter comes in response to “alarming” findings made by the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party last year.
“Tam acknowledged to the special committee that ‘we do not have a policy banning the sale of products from the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, where the Chinese Communist Party continues to perpetrate genocide against Uighurs,'” the statement said. [your] It’s a platform.”
“Instead, Tem asserts that it is not subject to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Law,” the letter continues. “Moreover, the Special Committee found that ‘Tem does not conduct audits or reporting compliance systems to proactively investigate and ensure compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Law;’ meaning it relies on its China-based suppliers to voluntarily report violations of boilerplate contract terms prohibiting the use of forced labor.”
The state attorney general said the e-commerce giant’s “inadequate compliance practices make it a virtual certainty that some of its products are made with forced labor.”
“This conduct is a serious matter in itself,” the group wrote, adding that if Tem’s “harmful” actions are not corrected, “we will consider all possible measures to protect the public.”
The attorneys general requested additional information from TEM, including whether the company collects U.S. consumer data and whether that data is sold or solicited by the Chinese Communist Party. They also asked the company to disclose how it ensures that products sold on its website are not made using slave labor. TEM was given 30 days to respond.
The letter was also signed by Alabama Attorney General Steven Marshall, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr.
Knudsen said: Fox News Digital“Tem’s business practices and apparent ties to the Chinese Communist Party are of serious concern.”
“As Attorney General, it is my job to protect Montanans from bad actors who target their sensitive consumer data and hold accountable those who violate our consumer protection laws. I look forward to hearing from the company to ensure its business practices are consistent with Montana law and that data is not being shared with the Chinese Communist Party,” he added.
Tem did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
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