China's antitrust proposals spark concern
They may be used to force foreign businesses to transfer technology to Chinese competitors
Beijing
FOREIGN companies with dominant market positions could be increasingly forced to license technology to competitors or face sanctions under China's latest draft antitrust policy guidelines, according to foreign business groups and lawyers.
The proposals include a so-called "essential facilities" doctrine, a legal concept that assumes some core infrastructure and technology is so important, or the barrier to entry so high, that refusal to share constitutes monopolistic behaviour.
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