Alibaba is supportive of his company, Thornhill said, even inviting the start-up to its headquarters in Hangzhou for a tour.

桑希尔说，阿里巴巴集团对他的公司表示支持，还邀请创业团队去杭州总部参观。

Since Baopals' success is entirely reliant on one company, however, its business model could potentially be upended if Alibaba launched its own English version of Taobao or Tmall.

但由于Baopals的成功完全有赖于阿里巴巴，如果阿里巴巴今后推出自己的英文版淘宝或天猫商城，Baopals的商业模式就会遇到问题。

"We don't see any sign that that's in the works," Thornhill said. "It's such a small niche market, their platform is completely built for a Chinese audience and to do all of that for such a small market — it's hard to see them prioritizing it," he said.

桑希尔说：“我们没发现阿里巴巴有此计划。这是个非常小众的市场，阿里巴巴的平台完全是为中国顾客打造的，为这么小的市场费这么大力气，这不太可能是他们优先考虑的项目。”

Currently, Alibaba has AliExpress, which is aimed at international buyers.

目前，阿里巴巴旗下的全球速卖通目标客户也是国际买家。

Baopals团队认为，这个平台未来也能帮助中国店主把产品卖向全世界，而不仅仅是卖给在中国的外国人。

为了提高用户体验，Baopals甚至会把用户退的货买下来。

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