China warns utility operators defenses for abusive conduct face tighter scrutiny
By MLex Staff ( May 11, 2026, 10:01 GMT | Insight) -- Chinese antitrust officials have underscored that public-safety claims, business losses and local-government involvement generally won’t qualify as legitimate defenses for abusive conduct by dominant utility operators. The warning from the State Administration for Market Regulation came during a recent compliance meeting in Beijing focused on the antitrust guidelines for public utilities issued by the State Council’s Antimonopoly and Anti-Unfair Competition Commission.Chinese antitrust officials have underscored that public-safety claims, business losses and local-government involvement generally won’t qualify as legitimate defenses for abusive conduct by dominant utility operators....
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