( June 16, 2026, 04:34 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: China’s eastern province of Shandong will subject its provincial, municipal and county-level policy measures affecting companies to targeted checks under a 2026 fair-competition review campaign aimed at removing barriers to the country’s unified national market. According to a statement released by the State Administration for Market Regulation on Monday, the Shandong market regulator will launch special spot checks focused on market entry and exit, movement of production factors, business operations, bidding and tendering, and investment promotion. The regulator said it will combine online, on-site and cross-regional checks, involve third-party institutions and local market-regulation officials, and increase scrutiny of government bodies whose measures raised issues in previous reviews. It will also push relevant authorities to correct noncompliant policy measures, refer regional and industrial problems to competent departments and use a closed-loop process covering review, expert reassessment, rectification and notification.Statement follows (in Chinese). ...
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