dynamics affect the outcome of antitrust enforcement in China. It has two major findings. First, bureaucratic politics have a … powerful impact on the allocation of economic resources in China, which in turn determines how monopolies arise in the Chinese … that antitrust enforcement in China is a highly pluralistic process involving officials from various central ministries and …

Since August 2010, China's Ministry of Commerce has reviewed over 230 notified transactions and issued 5 decisions … in what is for China still fairly uncharted territory, a law that became effective only in August 2008. They confirm that … China is a major competition law hurdle for cross-border transactions, sometimes surpassing the United States and the …

China has made significant achievements in enforcing its 2008 Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) during the past twelve years. We … review the application of economics by the China's competition law enforcers and courts in dealing with antitrust cases. We … in its AML enforcement is consistent with international best practice, China can benefit from further raising the …

This paper explores the factors that drive merger outcomes under China's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML). The paper overcomes …

Since August 2008, when China’s Anti-Monopoly Law became effective, its Ministry of Commerce has reviewed over 450 …

China, like a number of other antitrust jurisdictions, has a law concerning unfair pricing. This article develops an … economic framework for applying the unfair pricing law in China. The framework draws on the experience of courts and …

On June 24, 2022, China’s legislature enacted the revision of the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML), the country’s main antitrust …; incorporation of the fair competition review system into the AML; stronger procedural powers for China’s antitrust authority; and …

Since August 2008, when China’s Anti-Monopoly Law became effective, its Ministry of Commerce has reviewed over 450 … considerations. The decisions may also reflect the natural conservatism when acting in what is for China still fairly uncharted … distortion of the development of competition law in China. MOFCOM is deftly developing a public record that will support …

agency under China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (“AML”). A key issue in this case involves the impact of loyalty rebate programs used … assessment of loyalty rebates. As the first antitrust ruling in China involving loyalty discounts, we expect that the decision … will serve as an important reference in antitrust enforcement in China …

China's Anti-Monopoly Law became effective on August 1, 2008, following its enactment on August 30, 2007 after 13 years … of drafting. Since then, businesses and lawyers with interests in China have closely followed every development. While … transactions. It is clear that China's merger control regime is becoming the third major antitrust hurdle for large, cross …