US military equipment banned from export to China being sold on Taobao | South China Morning Post

US military equipment banned from export to China being sold on Taobao | South China Morning Post USTR and/or other US government agencies regret succumbing to Alibaba's sophisticated DC lobbying efforts and removing it from the Notorious Markets list? // Multiple embargoed items, including infrared identification chips used by US military special ops, as well as sniper scopes, infantry accessories and internal training materials, are offered for sale by at least a dozen shops on Taobao, China's largest online shopping site, owned by Nasdaq-listed Alibaba Group. Shop owners seemed to be aware of the items' sensitivity, with many highlighting the embargo restrictions as a selling point...One Chinese computer scientist, speaking anonymously, said the US ban on Intel chips for the construction of super computers in China was a good example of the policy’s “foolishness”. “Search on Taobao for Intel Xeon chips and you will find thousands of shops with attractive prices,” the scientist said.http://www.scmp.com/tech/e-commerce/article/1778704/us-military-equipment-banned-export-china-being-sold-taobao?utm_source=The%20Sinocism%20China%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=c95127a553-Sinocism04_28_154_28_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-c95127a553-29615013&mc_cid=c95127a553&mc_eid=5935182a65