Beyond a Snapshot: Insight of the First Judicial Review Case of RPM Administrative Sanction Decision in China

By Wei Huang, Fan Zhu & Wendy Zhou – 

There is a long-lasting divergence between the courts’ approach and the antitrust enforcement agencies’ approach towards RPM in China. This divergence may be reconciled in a recent administrative litigation case, Hainan Yutai Technology Feed Co., Ltd. v. Hainan Price Bureau. For the first time, a court in China explicitly supported the enforcement agencies’ approach towards RPM practices. As the attorneys for the Hainan Price Bureau, the aut