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China Has New Chief Of National Anti-Monopoly Bureau

By  |  November 15, 2021

China’s State Council has appointed a female deputy minister at its market regulator to head the antitrust bureau, reported Reuters. 

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    Gan Lin, currently deputy minister of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), rose to prominence earlier this year for her role in the anti-monopoly campaign.

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    The statement announcing her appointment also for the first time referred to SAMR’s antitrust unit as the National Anti-monopoly Bureau.

    The change in name and seniority of the bureaucrat in charge could herald an upgrade in the anti-trust bureau’s status.

    Urged on by President Xi Jinping, the once low-profile SAMR made headlines this year with a push to root-out and penalise anticompetitive behaviour, particularly in the vast online “platform” economy.