World Desk, Amar Ujala, Beijing
Updated Thu, 24 Dec 2020 05:31 PM IST
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Regulators have previously warned Alibaba of the practice of choosing one of the so-called two, under which merchants have to sign special cooperation treaties to prevent them from selling products on rival platforms. The State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) said in an online statement that an investigation has been launched into Alibaba’s choosing exercise of two.
The People’s Bank of China said in a statement that financial regulators will also be meeting with Alibaba’s Antar Group in the coming days. The meeting is intended to guide the Ent Group to implement financial supervision, impart fair competition and protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers. At the same time, ANT Group said that it has received a notice from the regulators, and it will seriously study it and strictly follow all the regulatory requirements and will make every effort to fulfill all the related functions. However, Alibaba declined to comment immediately.
Industries have to follow the rules
According to the Chinese government newspaper, fair competition is a fundamental part of the market economy, allocation of monopoly distortions of resources, hurting the interests of other companies and consumers in the market and killing technological progress. He said China’s Internet sector had benefited from government support for innovation, but the industry should follow rules and laws.
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