E-commerce is important to the transformation of China's economic growth mode, and it will play an increasingly vital role in optimizing industrial structure, fostering emerging industries and driving economic growth. As China's e-commerce players braced for a spending binge on Singles Day, critics contend that online shopping raises a host of problems and call for more government oversight.
As shopping malls in Beijing were gearing up for the Christmas sales with dazzling decorations and price promotions, Lin Fangfang instead glued her eyes on her favorite online shopping site.
