Question

Taobao has been placed on the U.S. trade representative offices blacklist of “notorious marketplaces” due to the websites sale of counterfeit products and violations of intellectual property rights. If this led the U.S. to enact trade restrictions on the import of specific products from China, which of the following would they likely site as a reason?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is: letter a, To protect national security.

Explanation:

This incident occurred in 2016. Taobao is one of the online shopping websites owned by "Alibaba Group." It was placed on the blacklist by the U.S. because of selling "counterfeit goods." However, it was removed from the blacklist in 2012, since it showed efforts in combating piracy.

One reason for putting Taobao in the blacklist is to protect national security. This is the responsibility of the government to the nation when it feels threatened by anything harmful. The pirated goods were considered a threat to the nation. It can also result to financial loss to the owners due to stolen intellectual properties.

Thus, this explains the answer.