Kanishka Singh

(Reuters) –E-commerce portals operated by China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. (OTC) Alibaba (NYSE:) Group Holding Ltd was added to the U.S. Government’s “notorious market” list of companies that are accused of selling or facilitating the sale of counterfeit products, according to the U.S. Trade Rep’s office on Thursday.

It includes 35 physical and 42 online marketplaces that may be engaged in copyright piracy, or support it.

The USTR office released a statement saying that it had identified for the first times AliExpress as well as the WeChat online marketplace, which are significant China-based markets that could facilitate trademark counterfeiting.

China-based internet markets Baidu (NASDAQ : Wangpan, DHGate) Pinduoduo (NASDAQ) and Taobao will continue to be on the list. The USTR also stated that nine China-based physical markets are still included, “known for the production, distribution, or sale of counterfeit goods.”

This list highlights both online and offline markets believed to be involved in copyright piracy or trademark counterfeiting.

Separately, USTR’s office released Wednesday a report stating that the United States must pursue new strategies and improve its domestic trade tools in order to confront China’s non-market and state-led policies.

China and the United States are engaged in long-running trade disputes over technology, intellectual property and tariffs. China failed to honor some of its commitments in a “Phase 1” trade deal signed by Trump’s administration.