Miller to CBS: No CCP Backed Ads During Super Bowl LVIII
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) sent a letter to the CEOs of Paramount Global and CBS Entertainment Group urging them to not air any advertisements from Chinese shopping company Temu during their live broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday.
Congresswoman Miller highlights that Temu and sister company Pinduoduo, subsidiaries of the Chinese Communist Party linked PDD Holdings, have been noncompliant with laws which prohibit illicit products from entering the United States market. Even with this blatant disregard for U.S. law, the company is set to spend $15 million in the form of paid advertisements during the Super Bowl to sell products made with Uyghur forced/slave labor.
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On the concern of Temu advertisements airing during the Super Bowl:
This weekend, over one hundred million Americans will tune into CBS to watch the San Francisco 49ers compete against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. The Super Bowl embodies the very best of American competition and is a global event that inspires people of all ages and backgrounds.
It is because of our love of this great American tradition that we write to you about the infiltration of a Chinese company of concern. During your upcoming live broadcast of the Super Bowl, Temu, a shopping company and a subsidiary of the Chinese Communist Party linked PDD Holdings, is set to spend a reported $15 million in the form of paid advertisements. Temu previously used last year’s Super Bowl advertisements to reach millions of Americans when the company was largely unknown in our market.
On Temu being in violation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act:
Since last year’s Super Bowl, Congress, through the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, has uncovered alarming findings that indicate Temu has a pattern of noncompliance towards illicit products entering the United States market. Specifically, Temu “does not have any system to ensure compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). This all but guarantees that shipments from Temu containing products made with forced labor are entering the United States on a regular basis, in violation of the UFLPA.” Temu’s parent company, PDD Holdings is “reported to engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy” through their other subsidiary company Pindoudou. Temu has been found to conduct no audits or maintain any system to ensure compliance with the UFLPA while also admitting that it “does not expressly prohibit third-party sellers from selling products based on their origin in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region.”
On the request to not air advertisements from Temu, Pindoudou, and PDD Holdings as they disregard the rule of law in the United States:
Additionally, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) recently released findings of its 2023 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (the Notorious Markets List). This list highlights online and physical markets that engage or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting of copyright piracy. Temu’s sister company Pindoudou, also owned by PDD Holdings, was included on the Notorious Markets List for the sixth consecutive year.
Given some of these notable examples of Temu, Pindoudou, and PDD Holdings’ blatant disregard for the rule of law in the United States, we respectfully request that your companies not air any television advertisements that either company has provided you with during your broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII and related programing. Allowing these commercials to air would be a touchdown for the Chinese Communist Party against the home team.
Joining Congresswoman Miller in co-signing the letter are Representatives Byron Donalds (R-FL), Jim Banks (R-IN), Nicole Maliotakis (R-NY), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Ronny L. Jackson (R-TX), Michelle Steel (R-CA) Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), James R. Baird (R-IN), and Mike Carey (R-OH).
Click HERE for the full letter.
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