What other countries does TaoBao operate in? eBay and Amazon both operate in dozens on countries.
What works only in China works there only for a reason! Government protectionism.
eBay didn't even try to go into wholesale, because Alibaba already has that market, in the US, locked up tight. Like someone else said. Half the stuff in your house was brokered through Alibaba.
> What works only in China works there only for a reason! Government protectionism.
I think it has more to do with shipping being basically nothing and a willingness to do things both vertically and horizontally expansive.