China’s market regulator vows to curb ‘involutionary’ competition and ease market exit
On September 20, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced measures to curb “involutionary” low-price competition and streamline market entry and exit. Reforms to the subscribed capital registration system will reduce institutional costs, while exit channels for inactive businesses will be eased. The regulator will strengthen anti-monopoly enforcement, improve merger reviews, and intensify oversight of platform companies’ data, algorithms, and traffic rules to promote innovation and healthy development in the platform economy.
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China's Market Regulator Vows to Curb 'Involution-Style' Competition and Streamline Market Entry
At a State Council Information Office press conference on the '15th Five-Year Plan,' officials from China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced a series of measures to optimize market entry and exit. They pledged to deepen reforms in the subscribed capital registration system, reduce institutional transaction costs, and streamline exit channels for long-inactive enterprises to foster a dynamic market. A key focus is rectifying 'involution-style' competition—destructive low-price internal competition—through a combination of standards guidance, price enforcement, and quality supervision. The SAMR also vowed to strengthen enforcement against monopolies and unfair competition, enhance technical capabilities for monitoring monopoly risks, and improve merger control reviews. For platform companies, oversight of data, algorithms, traffic, and rules will be intensified, reinforcing their 'gatekeeper' responsibilities to promote innovation and healthy development in the platform economy.
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On September 20, at a State Council Information Office press conference on the '15th Five-Year Plan,' officials from China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced a series of measures to optimize market dynamics. SAMR stated it will streamline market entry by reducing institutional transaction costs and deepening reforms to the subscribed capital registration system. Simultaneously, it will facilitate the orderly withdrawal of long-inactive or ceased-operation enterprises and individual businesses to ensure a dynamic market where new growth replaces old. To rectify 'involutionary' competition—characterized by destructive low-price wars—SAMR said it will use tools including standards guidance, price enforcement, and quality supervision to guide businesses toward improving quality and efficiency. The regulator also pledged to strengthen anti-monopoly and anti-unfair-competition enforcement, enhance monitoring of monopoly risks, and improve merger control reviews. Specifically regarding platform enterprises, SAMR will tighten supervision over data, algorithms, traffic allocation, and platform rules, enforcing 'gatekeeper' responsibilities to promote innovation and healthy development in the platform economy.
Read sourceChina's Market Regulator Vows to Rectify 'Involution-Style' Competition and Ease Market Entry
At a State Council Information Office press conference as part of the 'Starting Well in the 15th Five-Year Plan' series, an official from China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced a series of measures to optimize market management. The regulator aims to reduce institutional transaction costs by deepening reforms of the subscribed capital registration system, making it easier for enterprises to enter the market. Simultaneously, it will streamline market exit channels to facilitate the orderly withdrawal of inactive businesses, ensuring a healthy market cycle. A combination of standards guidance, price enforcement, and quality supervision will be used to rectify 'involution-style' competition, guiding firms away from destructive low-price internal competition toward quality and efficiency improvements. The SAMR also pledged to strengthen enforcement against monopoly and unfair competition, enhance technical capabilities for monitoring monopoly risks, and improve merger control reviews. Special attention will be paid to platform enterprises, with intensified supervision over data, algorithms, traffic allocation, and rules, reinforcing their 'gatekeeper' responsibilities to promote innovation and healthy development of the platform economy.
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China's Market Regulator Vows to Rectify 'Involution-Style' Competition with Multiple Measures
On September 20, the State Council Information Office held a press conference as part of its 'Starting Off Well in the 15th Five-Year Plan' series. A spokesperson from China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced plans to optimize market entry management by deepening reforms of the subscribed capital registration system and reducing institutional transaction costs. Simultaneously, exit channels will be streamlined to facilitate the orderly withdrawal of long-inactive enterprises, ensuring a dynamic market with both entry and exit mechanisms. To rectify 'involution-style' competition—characterized by low-price internal attrition—SAMR will employ a combination of measures including standards-led guidance, price enforcement, and quality supervision, guiding market entities to focus on quality and efficiency. The regulator also pledged to strengthen enforcement against monopolies and unfair competition, enhance technical capabilities for monitoring monopoly risks, and improve merger control review quality. For platform enterprises, supervision over data, algorithms, traffic, and rules will be intensified, and 'gatekeeper' responsibilities will be firmly enforced to promote innovation and healthy development in the platform economy.
Read sourceChina's Market Regulator Vows to Curb 'Involution-Style' Competition and Ease Market Entry
At a State Council Information Office press conference on September 20, officials from China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) outlined plans to optimize business entity management as part of the 'Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan' series. The SAMR will reduce institutional transaction costs by reforming the subscribed capital registration system and simplifying administrative procedures for market entry. Concurrently, it will streamline exit channels to facilitate the orderly withdrawal of inactive enterprises, ensuring dynamic market turnover. To address 'involution-style' competition, the regulator will use tools including standards guidance, price enforcement, and quality supervision to steer businesses away from destructive low-price wars toward quality and efficiency improvements. The SAMR also pledged to strengthen anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition enforcement, enhance merger control reviews, and intensify oversight of platform companies regarding data, algorithms, and traffic allocation, reinforcing their 'gatekeeper' responsibilities to promote innovation and healthy development in the platform economy.
China's Market Regulator Vows to Curb 'Involutionary' Competition, Ease Market Exit
At a State Council Information Office press conference as part of the 'Starting Strong in the 15th Five-Year Plan' series, officials from China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced a series of measures to optimize market management. They stated they would improve registration systems, deepen reforms to the subscribed capital registration system, and reduce institutional transaction costs to make market entry more convenient for enterprises. Simultaneously, they will streamline exit channels to facilitate the orderly withdrawal of long-inactive or ceased-operation businesses, ensuring a dynamic market. The SAMR also pledged to guide businesses to focus on quality and efficiency rather than destructive low-price competition, which they termed 'involutionary' competition. Enforcement against monopolies and unfair competition will be strengthened, with enhanced monitoring and early warning of monopoly risks and improved merger control reviews. Specific attention will be paid to platform companies, with stricter supervision over data, algorithms, traffic allocation, and rules, reinforcing their 'gatekeeper' responsibilities to promote innovation and healthy development in the platform economy.
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