https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-NtJB3e43o
Quartz article about Taobao Villages.
Quote from Medium article on same topic:
“Their [Alibaba] Taobao marketplace, which allows even micro businesses to reach customers across China, generated what we call now “Taobao Villages.”
Taobao Villages are precarious villages where the main activity is manufacturing products to be sold on the website. It has now become key to the development of China’s lower class and strengthened the relationship with the government.