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  2. China announces measures against Google, other US firms, as ...

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    BEIJING (Reuters) -China announced a wide range of measures on Tuesday targeting U.S. businesses including Google, farm equipment makers and the owner of fashion brand Calvin Klein, minutes after ...

  3. Monopoly - Wikipedia

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    A monopoly has considerable although not unlimited market power. A monopoly has the power to set prices or quantities although not both. [37] A monopoly is a price maker. [38] The monopoly is the market [39] and prices are set by the monopolist based on their circumstances and not the interaction of demand and supply. The two primary factors ...

  4. Government-granted monopoly - Wikipedia

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    In economics, a government-granted monopoly (also called a "de jure monopoly" or "regulated monopoly") is a form of coercive monopoly by which a government grants exclusive privilege to a private individual or firm to be the sole provider of a good or service; potential competitors are excluded from the market by law, regulation, or other mechanisms of government enforcement.

  5. Anti-competitive practices - Wikipedia

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    Natural monopoly: This type of monopoly occurs when a firm can efficiently supply the entire market due to economies of scale, where larger production leads to lower costs. For example, in some cases, utilities (such as those providing electricity or water) may operate as natural monopolies due to high infrastructure and distribution costs.

  6. Anti-Monopoly Law of China - Wikipedia

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    China's first comprehensive antitrust law was the Anti-Monopoly law which was passed in 2007 and became effective in 2008. [2]: 89 In June 2022, the final version of the revised Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) was released by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) of China.

  7. History of trade of the People's Republic of China - Wikipedia

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    China joined a number of international economic organizations, becoming a member of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and the Multi-Fiber Agreement. China became an observer of GATT in 1982 and formally applied to participate as a full member in July 1986.

  8. China's tobacco monopoly means big risks for e-cigarette startups

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    Here at the Shenzhen offices of e-cigarette start-up RELX Technology, workers scramble to keep pace with the rush of firms vying for sales in the world’s biggest tobacco market. Founded by ...

  9. China has a ‘near monopoly’ on many critical minerals ...

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    China is the top source for five out of 12 of these critical minerals, and the second or third top source for an additional three: Fluorspar, Galium, and Scandium. But China isn’t the only ...