Tesla and Chinese EV Giants: short lived price collusion

In a display of the finest irony, 16 automakers in China, including industry powerhouses like Tesla and BYD, last week committed to a pledge of fair competition and "normal" pricing, only to retract during the weekend as somebody finally realized that it contradicted China's anti-monopoly laws. EV-edition, here. 

A Chinese DMA?

Yesterday, I had the pleasure to teach a 90-minute class on the DMA for Chinese competition officials. Despite a) being just after lunch b) enticing weather outside c) lovely but consecutive interpretation slowing down things a lot, I enjoyed the opportunity to provide an overview of this amazing ;-) regulatory tool. I think they felt my enthousiasm (but I very much doubt they directly shared it) and there were some interesting, intriguing questions. Let‘s wait and see…

China’s new platform guidelines translated

 H/T I. Brown, here.

Why China crushed its tech giants

 Wired, here. 

Didi loses 30% of daily users after Beijing crackdown following IPO

 FT, here

...Regulators Tell Wall Street Execs New Rules Won't Stifle Tech

 PYMNTS, here. 

What China Expects From Businesses: Total Surrender

 NYTimes, here. 

China’s new regulation of platforms: a message for American policymakers

 T. Wheeler, here. 

China Warns 34 Tech Firms to Curb Excess in Antitrust Review

 Bloomberg, here (and here Google Translation)

ByteDance Sues Arch-Rival Tencent Over Alleged Monopolies

 Bloomberg, here. 

How China’s big tech companies upset Beijing

 Ft, here. 

China’s banking regulator signals tougher fintech antitrust laws

 FT, here. 

China draws up first antitrust rules to curb power of tech companies

 FT, here. 

China regulator warns e-commerce platforms to stop monopolistic practices

Reuters, here. 

New Anti-Monopoly Regulations in Force in China

Orrick, here. 

Technology Tencent Music Dives as Watchdog Probes Its Record-Label Ties

Bloomberg, here.