Although the government hasn't yet issued an overarching antitrust law, there are numerous regulations governing monopolies, price fixing and unfair commercial practices. The latest is a new anti-price monopoly law issued by the State Development Reform Commission.
Promulgated: June 18 2003Effective: January 1 2003Interpreting authority: National Development and Reform CommissionApplicability: "Price monopoly acts"…
By Mitch Dudek, Alex Wang & Chenbo Zhang, Jones Day, ShanghaiSince 1979, Chinese products have been the subject of more than 300 anti-dumping investigations…
By Julian Zhu, Zhong Lun Law Firm, ShanghaiMergers and acquisitions activity involving foreign investors has been gaining much more publicity in China…
New rules for the acquisition of domestic firms by foreign investors have recently been issued, and constitute one of the most important legislative developments affecting foreign parties in China this year.
As a WTO member, China will be required to provide "national treatment"1 to foreign investors in various service industries. This includes the telecommunications sector.