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Launch of investigation into Alibaba Group for abuse of dominance in e-commerce retail services market

On 24 December 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation announced the investigation into Alibaba for allegedly forcing merchants to use their platform. If proven, it would represent a violation of anti-monopoly laws.

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Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2020-12-24
under deliberation

On 24 December 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation announced the investigation int…

2021-04-10
in force

On 10 April 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced that Alibaba was …