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Antitrust is different in China. State-Owned Enterprises and locally backed private conglomerates tend to help put downward price pressures on a lot of goods [
by alephnerd 2y ago
Antitrust is different in China.
State-Owned Enterprises and locally backed private conglomerates tend to help put downward price pressures on a lot of goods [0][1] plus there is a system of price ceilings depending on the commodity or product.
Local subsidies and tax breaks also help with minimizing the upfront cost allowing for smaller margins being sustainable over a longer term.
[0] - https://businesslawreview.uchicago.edu/print-archive/chinese-antitrust-paradox https://businesslawreview.uchicago.edu/print-archive/chinese...
[1] - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/chinese-antitrust-exceptionalism-9780198826569?cc=us&lang=en& https://global.oup.com/academic/product/chinese-antitrust-ex...
- chii 2y agoFor a lot of commodity manufacturing stuffs (think screws, etc), it's actually true that china has a lot of internal competition which drives down costs.