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Revised anti-unfair competition law makes data misconduct clearer, China scholar says

By MLex Staff ( December 10, 2025, 07:38 GMT | Insight) -- China’s newly revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law is expected to bring greater clarity to how data-related misconduct is assessed, as a senior competition-law scholar calls for a more structured, behavior-focused approach to determining when data acquisition or use may constitute unfair competition. Speaking at a competition forum held in Wuhan on the data clause of the revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law, Renmin University law professor Meng Yanbei said the provision should be grounded in the concept of “lawful holding of data,” with legality assessed through a conduct-based framework that examines both the acquisition and the use of data.China’s newly revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law is expected to bring greater clarity to how data-related misconduct is assessed, as a senior competition-law scholar called for a more structured, behavior-focused approach to determining when data acquisition or use may constitute unfair competition....

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