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Disclose products made in China: Republican Senator tables bill in House

The Bill requires transparency from online retailers like Amazon, so that consumers are not misled about the origin of any products made in China

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The bill would amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require online retailers to disclose the origin of articles that come from China

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Amid growing anti-Chinese sentiments in the US, a top Republican Senator has introduced a legislation in the Congress requiring online retailers like Amazon to disclose products made in China.

The Bill, introduced on Wednesday, stipulates that online retailers legibly state on a noticeable place on their webpage if a product or a major component of that product originated in China, or if the product was manufactured or assembled in that country.

“American consumers deserve to know if a product they purchase online is made in China before they buy it, particularly now as we continue to suffer from the fallout of a

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