By MLex Staff ( August 21, 2026, 07:15 GMT | Insight) -- Chinese online platforms could face antitrust fines exceeding the 7.5 percent rate imposed on Trip.com, alongside deeper scrutiny of algorithms, backend systems and internal controls, Shi Jianzhong, a senior adviser to the State Council’s antitrust commission said Thursday.Future antitrust fines on Chinese online platforms could exceed the 7.5 percent rate imposed on Trip.com in July, an adviser has suggested, while also warning that enforcement is moving deeper into algorithms, backend systems and the internal controls governing platform conduct....
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