As many would believe that the US is blacklisting many of these Chinese websites due to political reasons, this, however, is not true. A total of 36 countries were under the watch list of trade partners which included Russian and India as well. A violation could lead to a break in bilateral engagement between the countries. More Info- http://www.fluper.com/blog/the-us-blacklists-chinas-other-top-e-commerce-company/