China's top court curbs preferential pricing for shareholder-linked customers
By MLex Staff ( September 9, 2026, 06:35 GMT | Insight) -- China’s top court has ruled that a dominant company can't justify preferential pricing for customers simply because they are linked to its shareholders, upholding an abuse-of-dominance finding against the sole qualified wastewater processor in an electroplating industrial park. The ruling also signals that antitrust claimants must take reasonable steps to limit their losses when seeking damages.China’s top court has ruled that a dominant company can't justify preferential pricing for customers simply because they are linked to its shareholders, offering guidance on when differential treatment of customers may violate the country’s Antimonopoly Law....
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