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(Bloomberg) -- This time last year, hardly anyone in the US knew what Temu was. Now, as American consumers grapple with runaway inflation, the bargain shopping app backed by a Chinese tech company is on a tear, with sales exceeding rival Shein.Most Read from BloombergBiggest Losers of AI Boom Are Knowledge Workers, McKinsey SaysNYC’s Rent Surge Defied by New Grads Pursuing a TikTok LifestyleElizabeth Holmes Objects to $250-a-Month Victim Payments After PrisonTrump Urges Prosecutors to Dro...

(Bloomberg) -- Products made in China’s western province of Xinjiang are being sold to US consumers through the online shopping platform Temu, in breach of a US ban that forbids goods from the region due to links to forced labor, according to research by a global supply chain verification firm.Most Read from BloombergElizabeth Holmes Objects to $250-a-Month Victim Payments After PrisonInstant Pot and Pyrex Maker Instant Brands Files BankruptcyUS Inflation Slows, Giving Room for Fed to Pau...

This time last year, hardly anyone in the US knew what Temu was. Now, as American consumers grapple with runaway inflation, the bargain shopping app backed by a Chinese tech company is on a tear, with sales exceeding rival Shein.