“Former senior Trump aide Hope Hicks is doing strategic comms consulting for controversial fast fashion retailer Shein, which has attracted recent attention in Washington for its ties to China,” Politico reports.
“The company has faced intense scrutiny over claims that some of its clothes are made with the forced labor of Chinese Uyghurs (claims that the company has pushed back on) and also over its reliance on the ‘de minimis’ tariff exemption.
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