Amazon BANNED Reviews, Ratings for Xi Jinping Book at China’s Request

Amazon, the largest shipping company, reportedly bans ratings and reviews on a book about Chinese President Xi Jinping upon request from the Chinese government.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) government apparently became sensitive to negative reviews and ratings on Amazon of Xi’s collection Xi Jinping: China’s GovernanceAccording to Reuters, it is. CCP demanded Amazon to stop accepting ratings or reviews from China customers. 

User reviews normally play a significant role in how products appear in search results. The CCP, however, ordered Amazon two years ago to ban ratings and reviews on Xi’s book, and Amazon reportedly complied on its Chinese platform, Amazon.cn. Reuters reported that Amazon had long sought to keep a foothold in China’s economically prosperous country. Xi’s book no longer has any ratings on Amazon.cn.

A leaked 2018 Amazon document reportedly stated the “Core Issues” to address in China: “Ideological control and propaganda is [sic] the core of the toolkit for the communist party to achieve and maintain its success … We are not making judgement on whether it is right or wrong.” Reuters said Amazon has “thrived” in China, largely by “helping to further the ruling Communist Party’s global economic and political agenda.” 

Amazon even reportedly partnered with a CCP propaganda arm in the “China Books” project to create a selling portal on the American site version of Amazon. Reuters stated that the CCP promoted the narrative that Chinese leaders do not have contempt for minority groups living in Xinjiang. However, there is evidence to support the persecution of Uyghurs.

Amazon has suppressed freedom speech and marketed to violent or tyrannical groups. Amazon accused Parler of “potential hate speech.” Meanwhile, MRC Free Speech America found in January 2021 that Amazon sold 204 items promoting hate and violence, including a “Kill All Republicans” T-shirt. Amazon temporarily blocked a September book that exposed Black Lives Matter, but it also featured controversial products such as stamps featuring both Hitler images and swastikas.

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