China Inbound Legal Guides · Antitrust & Competition
Regulatory command center · Route 02 / 06
Antitrust &
Competition
A competition matter rarely stays in one lane. Separate transaction, conduct and investigation pressure before the evidence and the clock start choosing the route.
gates mapped before the next move
ANTITRUST & COMPETITION
TRANSACTION · HORIZONTAL · VERTICAL · DOMINANCE · INVESTIGATION
Use this route when an information request, raid or closing date changes the next step. Confirm current rules on the national decision desk.
Open the national antitrust decision deskDecision desk / 01
Where is the
pressure point?
Matter statusCLASSIFY FIRSTConfirm the current route
Does the deal need a filing screen?
Control, turnover, transaction structure, timing and gun-jumping posture.
Open routeAre competitors interacting?
Contact, information exchange, coordination and joint-venture overlays.
Open routeWhat travels down the chain?
Distribution, resale pricing, platform rules and channel restrictions.
Open routeDoes market power change the test?
Market definition, position, refusal and discriminatory treatment.
Open routeIs an authority already in motion?
First-hour response, evidence hold, information requests and leniency posture.
Open routeSituation-based routes
Start where
the matter is.
6 bounded routes turn a broad concern into the next useful question.
Merger control
Filing posture, simple-case questions and gun-jumping risk around a deal.
Open route 02Horizontal conductHorizontal conduct
Competitor contact, information exchange and joint-venture overlays.
Open route 03Vertical restraintsVertical restraints
Distribution, pricing and platform-rule questions down the supply chain.
Open route 04Abuse of dominanceAbuse of dominance
Market-definition, refusal and discriminatory-treatment questions.
Open route 05SAMR investigationsSAMR investigations
First-hour, information-request and leniency posture when an authority is in motion.
Open route 06Private actions & compliancePrivate actions & compliance
Civil-claim, programme and audit questions after the competition issue is framed.
Open routeDecision shortcuts
Already know
the issue?
Jump to the narrow question changing your next move.
Quick answers
Orient first.
Then go deeper.
Short explainers for recurring questions beneath this practice route.
Evidence & hand-off
Make the next
question easier.
A good route leaves a clean record of what was asked, what changed and who decides next.
China antitrust decision desk
National decision desk for merger control, conduct and investigations. This remains the long-form owner.
Open resource 02 / GuideCorporate & M&A practice hub
Transaction structure and closing clocks sit beside merger-control questions.
Open resource 03 / GuideFDI & national security hub
Access and security-review gates that often run beside SAMR.
Open resourceLocal context
Add the city only
when it changes execution.
Local SAMR practice can matter after the national question is identified.
Editorial & legal review
Research with
professional boundaries.
Route logic and substantive content require review when current rules change.
No lawyer is presented as the legal reviewer until an appropriately qualified specialist is assigned.
This hub routes research; it does not provide legal advice or promise regulatory clearance.
Editorial policyCounsel hand-off
Need competition counsel?
This hub organises transaction, conduct and investigation routes. It is not a filing decision.