WeChat must not be a lawless place for e-commerce

SELLING PRODUCTS and services on the instant messaging app WeChat is a booming form of e-commerce in China. However, customers are increasingly complaining of fake and shoddy products and false promotion stunts and frauds. Legal Daily commented on Thursday:

According to the Internet Society of China, 12.57 million people engaged in WeChat commerce in 2015, and the overall value of the market was estimated at 181.95 billion yuan ($26.46 billion). The society estimates the number of people involved grew to 15.35 million last year, and the overall value increased to 360.73 billion yuan.

Yet there is no special law covering such commerce.