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The backlash over the opening of Shein’s first brick and mortar retailer in Paris this month is only one in a collection of controversies and complaints over the ultra-fast trend retailer. As the corporate seems to be to go public, we discover whether or not its enterprise mannequin can face up to the world’s scrutiny.

Laura Bicker, the BBC’s China Correspondent, tells us what she discovered within the Guangzhou factories supplying Shein, and co-host Tristan Redman heads to the Paris retailer.

Producer: Hannah Moore

Executive producers: Bridget Harney and James Shield

Mix: Travis Evans

Senior information editor: China Collins

Photo: A buyer outlets at Shein in Paris, France. Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters

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