Temu gets EU charges for obstructing foreign-subsidy inspections (updates)
By Lewis Crofts ( July 31, 2026, 09:45 GMT | Insight) -- Chinese e-commerce platform Temu could face fines after the European Commission formally accused it of hindering an investigation into whether it was unfairly benefiting from government support. The EU regulator on Friday said it had sent a “Statement of Grounds” to Temu’s owner PDD Holdings and its subsidiary WhaleCo Technology, saying they hadn't cooperated with “basic requests” for information and access to systems during a raid.Chinese e-commerce platform Temu could face fines after the European Commission formally accused it of hindering an investigation into whether it was unfairly benefitting from government support....
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