Chinese Anti-monopoly Law to be Passed Soon?

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol

We have heard for the last few years that the passage of the Chinese Anti-monopoly law is imminent.  However, this time it may actually be true, according to a report in today's Chinadaily.com (HT Paul Jones).  If passage is soon, a priority for enforcement of the law should be a focus on the anti-competitive effects of state owned enterprises.  The ICN recently addressed the issue of SOEs in its report that the unilateral conduct working group presented in Moscow at the ICN annual meeting.