国际电子商务巨头阿里巴巴集团控股有限公司发现自己正面临一系列新的指控，称其网站上出现的许多商品为假冒产品。
最新的指控来自美国服装与鞋类协会（AAFA），该协会最近在一封致美国贸易代表和美国证券交易委员会的信件中要求华盛顿促使这家中国企业采取行动打击假货。
根据 4 月 8 日的通信内容，总部位于弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的这个行业协会表示，“确信阿里巴巴要么无力解决这一问题，要么对此不感兴趣”，并补充说该公司遏制假冒商品的措施“迟缓”。
关于阿里巴巴在其平台上提供假冒商品的指控包括在线市场淘宝和天猫，自企业家马云 1999 年创立该公司以来便一直存在。该公司的淘宝平台主要连接小型供应商与中国消费者，而天猫平台上的在线商店则主要由规模较大的公司运营。
2012 年，美国贸易代表办公室撤除了淘宝因其声称阿里巴巴在解决该问题上取得的进展，将其从“臭名昭著的市场”名单中移除。然而，在美国知识产权联盟（AAFA）的信件中，该组织断言，自淘宝被除名后，问题反而加剧，并敦促美国贸易代表办公室（USTR）发出“明确信号”，表明除非采取更多行动，否则将撤销这一除名决定。
美国贸易代表“密切关注”阿里巴巴
在 AAFA 致函之前，美国贸易代表办公室上月表示其正在关注杭州，中国-based Alibaba for sales of counterfeit and pirated goods, but refrained from putting the site back on theproduct piracyblacklist.
In response to AAFA's charges, Alibaba said it has implemented a range of measures to fight counterfeits on its websites, including data mining, random product checks, offering an online complaint form, working with authorities in Beijing, and cooperating with more than 1,000 brand owners and several industry associations.
"Our track record of fighting illicit activities is clear,"said an Alibaba spokesperson."Like all global companies in our industry, we must continue to do everything we can to stop these activities."The company, the spokesperson added, has been in discussions with the AAFA since 2012 over how best to tackle the issue"and was committed to continuing to do so."
In 2014, the Alibaba Group generated $8.4 billion in revenues and raised $25 billion in the U.S. to generate the world's largest initial public offering.