What changes the answer
The signal ledger.
These facts move the question beyond a label and into a product, money-flow and control analysis.
Signal
Ask the operating question
Why it changes the route
Relevant market
What product/service and geographic market reflects competitive constraints?
Dominance cannot be assessed without a market frame.
Market power
What shares, barriers and alternatives constrain the company?
Dominance depends on power, not size alone.
Network/data effects
Do network effects, data advantages or ecosystem lock-in strengthen market power?
Platform economics matter.
Conduct
What exclusionary/exploitative conduct is alleged?
Different conduct needs different evidence.
Justification/effects
Is there an efficiency or consumer-benefit explanation?
Effects/justification can change the assessment.
Prepare before you escalate
Bring a compact evidence docket—not a pitch deck.
Give a compliance team or counsel the operating facts that reveal the perimeter.
01product/market descriptionEstablish the specific facts and legal significance of product/market description for this route.
02share/competitor dataEstablish the specific facts and legal significance of share/competitor data for this route.
03platform rulesEstablish the specific facts and legal significance of platform rules for this route.
04pricing/access decisionsSupport the selected pricing method and arm’s-length result.
05internal rationale/effect evidenceEstablish the specific facts and legal significance of internal rationale/effect evidence for this route.
Primary authorities
Reviewed sources support orientation, not a fact-specific assessment.
Sources last checked:
PRC Anti-Monopoly LawNational People’s Congress
SAMR merger/conduct enforcement rules and caseswww.samr.gov.cn