On November 20, China’s State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) issued decisions imposing fines on companies involved in 43 antitrust cases related to anti-competitive practices. Fined companies include major tech companies Alibaba, Baidu, JD, and Tencent. According to the SAMR announcement [http://www.samr.gov.cn/xw/zj/202111/

On October 26, China’s Ministry of Commerce, along with the National Development and Reform Commission and the Cyberspace Administration of China, issued the Development Plan for E-Commerce in the 14th Five-Year [http://images.mofcom.gov.cn/dzsws/202110/20211026104704129.pdf] (link in Chinese). The document sets out the goal

On October 8, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued an administrative decision [http://www.samr.gov.cn/xw/zj/202110/t20211008_335364.html] (link in Chinese) relating to certain anti-competitive practices by Meituan, a leading online food delivery company. The investigation started in April 2021 and resulted

In a recent ruling in a long-running litigation saga, on August 10 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit dismissed an antitrust lawsuit against Chinese exporters of Vitamin C, citing “international comity” as the basis for its ruling. The case already went to the Supreme Court once,

On July 10, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a decision [http://www.samr.gov.cn/fldj/tzgg/ftjpz/202107/t20210708_332421.html] to block the anti-monopoly declaration for a $5.3 billion [https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-live-streaming-firm-douyu-terminates-merger-deal-with-huya-2021-07-12/] merger filed by Huya and Douyu, both

On February 7, China issued its Guideline for Anti-Monopoly for the Internet Platform Industry （关于平台经济领域的反垄断指南 [http://gkml.samr.gov.cn/nsjg/fldj/202102/t20210207_325967.html]）. This Guideline provides a set of antitrust rules that apply specifically for internet operators. This development follows China’s recent passage of an E-commerce

On September 11, the Anti-Monopoly Commission of the State Council issued its Anti-monopoly Compliance Guide for Operators (《经营者反垄断合规指南 [http://gkml.samr.gov.cn/nsjg/fldj/202009/t20200918_321796.html]》). The Guide is an implementing document of the Anti-Monopoly Law and other relevant regulations. It takes effect immediately. The Guide consists