Agency Investigation of Abusive Conduct in China: The Eastman Case

In this article, we review the antitrust decision of the Shanghai Administration for Market Regulation (Shanghai AMR) against Eastman Chemical (China). After analyzing the administrative ruling, we raise several issues worthy of further discussion. These include market definition, and the assessment of Eastman’s market dominance and alleged anti-competitive conduct. This article aims to shed some light on how abuse of dominance cases will be dealt with in agency investigations in China in fut