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Jing Xuan Teng, with Peter Catterall in Beijing

Clothing Giant Shein In Focus As France Targets Fast Fashion

Shein has taken the world by storm with its jaw-droppingly low prices and a seemingly endless selection of trendy clothes (Credit: AFP)

With jaw-droppingly low prices and a seemingly endless selection of trendy clothes, Shein has taken the world by storm -- and found itself in the crosshairs of French lawmakers who want to curb the excesses of fast fashion.

Customers love the Chinese-founded firm's massive catalogue of ultra-cheap items, from $8 sundresses to 48-cent bracelets, at a time when inflation has shrunk purchasing power around the world.

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