Temu is a low-cost online marketplace that has had the temerity to achieve popularity with American buyers while also being Chinese. In response to Temu’s achievements in the world’s most competitive consumer market, Nebraska attorney general Mike Hilgers has filed a complaint that Temu installs “malware” of some kind that gives the company access to “sensitive information.”
That’s too bad, and it signals that American politicians are more in the business of protecting U.S. businesses from competition than they care about national security. Which means every Chinese business that Americans like will sadly face political pressure for succeeding in the competition for the American consumer.
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