被列入“惡名市場”阿里巴巴很失望

美國貿易代表辦公室21日將阿里巴巴重新納入了其年度“惡名市場”名單，這距離該公司從名單中除名僅僅過去了四年。

Zhang Yong, Alibaba's CEO, speaks at a launch ceremony of 'Taobao Creation Festival' in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, June 30, 2016. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

我們來看BBC的報道：

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is back on the US's "notorious markets" list over counterfeit goods sales.
中國電商巨頭阿里巴巴因售賣假貨被重新納入美國“惡名市場”名單。

Alibaba was taken off the list four years ago, but US authorities say the firm's online platform Taobao is used to sell "high levels" of fake goods.
四年前，阿里巴巴剛剛從這個名單中被移除，但是，美國方面表示，該公司的網購平臺淘寶被用來售賣“高級”假貨。

The company has rejected the allegations, insisting it polices its market place better than in the past.
阿里巴巴對此提出抗議，堅稱其對購物平臺的監管比過去更加嚴格。

所謂的“惡名市場”（notorious markets）是美國用來形容那些存在大規模侵犯知識產權行為的海外網站和實體市場（websites and physical markets outside of the US where large-scale intellectual property infringement takes place）。“惡名市場”名單由國際知識產權聯盟（International Intellectual Property Alliance）和美國貿易代表辦公室（Office of the United States Trade Representative）發起，自2006年開始每年發布年度名單。

對于阿里重返年度“惡名市場”名單，阿里巴巴集團總裁Michael Evans在一則聲明中稱：

We are very disappointed by the USTR's decision to include Taobao on its "Notorious Markets" list, which ignores the real work Alibaba has done against counterfeits.
我們對美國貿易代表辦公室的決定深感遺憾,他們無視了阿里巴巴在打擊假貨方面所做的實際工作。

In 2016 alone, Taobao, the customer-to-customer platform, has removed more than double the number of infringing product listings than it did in 2015.
僅僅2016年這一年，淘寶平臺移除的侵權產品數量就是2015年的兩倍。

Our results speak for themselves. Unfortunately, the USTR's decision leads us to question whether it acted based on the actual facts or was influenced by the current political climate.
我們努力的結果是最好的證明。可惜的是，美國貿易代表辦公室的這個決定不禁讓我們懷疑，這個決定究竟是基于事實，還是受到了當前政治局勢的影響。

對此，我國外交部的回應是：

The two countries should provide a fair and impartial trade environment for the activities of each other's companies.
兩國應該為彼此企業開展正常互利合作提供公平公正的環境。

其實，今年登上“惡名市場”名單中國網絡和實體市場平臺并不只有淘寶一家，其他在名單上的還有：B2B電商平臺GONGCHANG.COM、北京秀水街、廣州白云皮具城、沈陽五愛市場等。

（中國日報網英語點津 馬文英）