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09.12.14

Is a Trade War with China Looming?

Arthur R. Kroeber & Donald Clarke

As Alibaba gets ready to sell shares on Wall Street, U.S. investors will be focused on Chinese companies getting a fair shake here in America even as some big U.S. brand names (Microsoft, Chrysler, et al) are being shaken down by China's newly...

U.S. Group Says China Could Be Violating Trade Accords

The US Chamber of Commerce, which is based in Washington, raises the possibility of a new approach to China’s increasingly vigilant antitrust actions: lodging a complaint at the World Trade Organization, which China joined in 2001.

Caixin Media
09.03.14

Beijing Must Address Claims of Anti-Foreign Bias

Once mocked as a “toothless tiger,” China’s anti-monopoly law is finally demonstrating some bite, six years after it took effect.

The three agencies responsible for enforcing it—the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the...

Trust-busting in China

 Unequal before the law? China’s antitrust crackdown turns ugly, with foreign carmakers at the forefront.

Qualcomm Faces New Criticism in China

China’s National Development and Reform Commission, an antitrust regulator, has been looking into potential monopolistic practices by Qualcomm in China, primarily related to its licensing business.

Chinese Court Rules Against J&J in Monopoly Suit

Health care giant Johnson & Johnson has become the latest global company accused of misconduct in China after a court ordered it to pay damages to a distributor in a lawsuit brought under an anti-monopoly law.

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04.15.13

China Export Policy Chokes on Vitamin Verdict

Internet cafés covered by the city of Wuhan’s Internet Café Association agreed to set minimum prices for online access nearly a decade ago. And more than one hundred coking coal company-members of the Coke Association of Shanxi Province each...