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SAMR exposes illegal, untrustworthy companies to tackle 'involution-style' competition

( June 27, 2025, 07:56 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The State Administration for Market Regulation today released a group of enterprises added to the "severely law-breaking and untrustworthy" list for engaging in "involution-style" competition, a Chinese concept referring to intense yet ultimately unproductive rivalry, by selling substandard products. The cases involve sectors such as sanitary ware, kitchen equipment and fire safety, targeting companies that violated product quality standards. Heavy penalties were imposed to deter these unlawful practices and maintain a fair market order, SAMR said.The statement follows: ...

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