Review № 11 of Chinese Antitrust News from the Experts of the BRICS Competition Centre (Pt. II)
- China hosts seminar on new forms of anti-competitive practices
- SAMR holds fair competition symposium with CEOs of seven major companies
- China and Vietnam deepen antitrust cooperation
- The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council of the People's Republic of China issue guidelines on improving price regulation mechanisms
China hosts seminar on new forms of anti-competitive practices
In March 2025, a specialized seminar for 72 antitrust officials from across the country was held in Beijing. The program covered topics such as new forms of anti-competitive practices in the field of platform economy and intellectual property rights, as well as new global trends in antitrust regulation. Particular attention was paid to strengthening theoretical and practical skills in investigating violations, including case analysis, electronic evidence collection, and working with big data - key competencies in the digital era.
The lecturers were current law enforcement officers, antitrust experts, as well as specialists in digital forensics and big data analysis.
Source: Weixin
SAMR holds fair competition symposium with CEOs of seven major companies
SAMR held its third Fair Competition Symposium this year with CEOs from seven companies - China COSCO Shipping, Dongfeng Motor, New Hope, Gree, Longfor, Atour Group and Connell Pharmaceutical.
SAMR Deputy Director Meng Yang discussed with entrepreneurs the fight against illegal fees on enterprises and measures to support businesses, and learned about the problems and difficulties faced by enterprises during the dialogue.
Meng Yang briefly introduced the work done by SAMR in recent years to strengthen the supervision of fees on enterprises, reduce their burden and stimulate market activity, adding that in the future, special attention will be paid to issues such as online platform fees, industry association fees and chambers of commerce fees, logistics and transportation costs, as well as fees for water, electricity, heating and gas.
Source: Weixin
China and Vietnam deepen antitrust cooperation
Luo Wen, head of China's General Administration of Market Regulation and Supervision, and Le Trieu Dung, chairman of Vietnam's National Competition Authority, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of competition between the two countries' departments. The signing of the memorandum will deepen bilateral cooperation, contributing to a more transparent and fair business environment.
Source: Weixin
The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council of the People's Republic of China issue guidelines on improving price regulation mechanisms
The Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council of the People's Republic of China have issued guidelines on improving the country's price regulation mechanisms, which combine market instruments with state regulation of key industries.
Specifically, the document includes the following main directions:
1. Establishing a healthy pricing system that will facilitate the efficient allocation of resources. This measure implies market-based pricing reform, accelerated market development in key industries, and the creation of a competitive and orderly market environment.
2. Innovating the price regulation mechanism to develop and ensure the security of key industries, which includes the following areas: improving the pricing policy in the agricultural sector to promote stable and guaranteed supplies of food and important agricultural products, reasonable energy pricing to promote green and low-carbon transformation, a reliable pricing mechanism for utilities to promote sustainable development, a balanced pricing policy for government services to ensure the availability of such services, and innovating the pricing policy for public data to develop the digital economy.
3. Improving the price regulation mechanism to keep commodity prices at a reasonable level. As part of this step, it is necessary to strengthen control over the general price level, strengthen the basis for stabilizing prices of important commodities, and strengthen control over abnormal fluctuations in prices of such commodities.
4. Transparent and predictable mechanism for controlling market prices, which includes standardization of pricing behavior, strengthening of price control and verification, and highly effective joint management (joint control of the state, enterprise and society).
5. Strengthening the capacity for price management. In this case, it is necessary to create a system of control and warning in the pricing process, monitor and control the process of cost creation, and improve laws and regulations related to pricing.
Source: Xinhua
