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Draft safety-specific review rules to curb government monopoly, China antitrust official says

By MLex Staff ( October 23, 2025, 08:18 GMT | Insight) -- A senior official at China’s antitrust authority has proposed drafting competition-review rules tailored to safety regulation and strengthening enforcement coordination across administrative levels, warning that local administrative monopolies in safety-sensitive sectors often escape scrutiny because of institutional blind spots and expertise gaps. Chen Mei recommended issuing detailed fair competition review measures for the safety field — covering sectors such as school food supply, bottled gas, hazardous chemicals and medical waste disposal — with detailed provisions on review targets, procedural requirements and evaluation criteria.A senior official at China’s antitrust authority has proposed drafting competition-review rules tailored to safety regulation and strengthening enforcement coordination across administrative levels, warning that local administrative monopolies in safety-sensitive sectors often escape scrutiny because of institutional blind spots and expertise gaps....

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