Antitrust

Chinese outbound M&A hits decade low; draft amendments to anti-monopoly law released; and Shanghai-London stock connect suspended over political tensions

More factors are included in determination of market dominance

Fay Zhou of Linklaters, and Vivian Cao and Xi Liao of Linklaters Zhao Sheng Joint Operation highlight the long-anticipated provisions on antitrust enforcement, which provide further clarity on monopolistic agreements and abuse of dominance under the Anti-Monopoly Law, as well as common issues raised by both sets of provisions.

China grants full debt underwriting licenses to two foreign banks; U.S. imposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese structural steel imports; and China issues first white paper on nuclear safety as talks wind down with France on fuel reprocessing project

Baker McKenzie and FenXun Partners discuss the impact of the new Foreign Investment Law on the repeal of FIE laws on existing FIEs, as well as the implications of other important provisions for foreign investors and FIEs in future.

The scope of trade secret infringement is broadened

Ericsson faces investigation over its intellectual property licensing practices; investors in CDRs of innovative enterprises will enjoy a three-year tax break on profits; and China issues a new rule to improve the supervision of elderly care services.

Jet Deng and Ken Dai of Dentons discuss the major impact of the unified regulator, State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), its challenges and achievements, significant cases, trends and development in antitrust litigation, highlights of the merger control regime, industries affected by antitrust regulation, and the impact of the trade war and technological advancements on anti-monopoly law 大成律师事务所的邓志松律师和戴健民律师讨论了整合后的市场监管总局带来的影响，其面临的挑战和取得的成就，反垄断诉讼的重大案件及发展趋势，并购管控制度的最新情况，受反垄断法影响的行业，以及贸易战和技术进步对反垄断法的影响

China establishes a national pool of legal talent.

The Anti-monopoly Law (AML) has undergone an evolution since its advent, nearly a decade ago. Now, the process for simple cases has been streamlined to ensure efficient approvals, allowing the competition authority greater time and resources to scrutinize more complex and challenging deals. Active enforcement has lent to the increased awareness of antitrust issues among companies and the general public. Fay Zhou and Xi Liao of Linklaters provide a brief look back at the AML’s significant growth spurts and share some guidance on what lies ahead.