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JD.com to cite lack of Chinese state ties in bid to secure EU FSR approval

By Andrew Boyce ( April 27, 2026, 12:48 GMT | Comment) -- Chinese e-commerce titan JD.com will face down calls for an EU foreign-subsidy probe into its acquisition of European consumer electronics giant Ceconomy by pointing to how it’s a publicly traded company with a slew of its shares held by international investors, MLex has learned. That may help smooth the path to approval for China’s largest retailer, as will the seeming absence of any bidding war for the owner of MediaMarkt.Facing calls for an EU foreign-subsidy probe into its acquisition of Ceconomy, Chinese e-commerce titan JD.com will point to how it’s a publicly traded company with a large proportion of its shares held by international investors, MLex has learned....

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