Unsafe China-made goods prompt EU crackdown on e-tailers

Platforms like Temu, AliExpress and Shein flush with poor-quality counterfeits

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The European Commission says 91% of cheap e-commerce goods that entered the EU are from China. (Screenshot of Temu and AliExpress website)

JENS KASTNER

HAMBURG, Germany -- A model plane enthusiast at a Hamburg flying field had a lucky escape recently.

A 50-centimeter rotating propeller of a gas-powered model plane idling on the field suddenly split in two, and one piece took off like flying sword into the air, narrowly missing him.

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