On June 12 Taobao Flash Sale said on Weibo that Sichuan public security authorities uncovered a case in which a company hired Chengdu Xiaoben Culture Media Co. and other agencies to fabricate and disseminate false, defamatory online rumors about peer

2026-06-12

On June 12 Taobao Flash Sale said on Weibo that Sichuan public security authorities uncovered a case in which a company hired Chengdu Xiaoben Culture Media Co. and other agencies to fabricate and disseminate false, defamatory online rumors about peer firms. Sichuan police said five individuals received administrative penalties and that evidence of the company’s unfair-competition conduct has been forwarded to market regulators. Taobao Flash Sale said the campaign systematically targeted Taobao Flash Sale and JD Waimai.