PARIS (Reuters) -France’s commerce minister on Friday defended a recent deal between the state-owned postal service and Chinese ecommerce site Temu, agreed just weeks before the Paris prosecutor launched an investigation into several online marketplaces.

France also threatened to ban Shein’s online marketplace on Wednesday after finding child-like sex dolls and banned weapons for sale on its platform, with ministers due to report their preliminary findings later on Friday on whether the company complied with local laws.

Speaking on BFM TV, Serge Papin said France must act to curb a “digital Wild West”, with customs frequently detecting illegal goods arriving in small parcels at its borders.

However, asked to explain an October agreement by the state-owned La Poste with Temu, an online m

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